Pro Weekly: The OpenAI Drama Spurs Soul-Searching at AI Startups

Last week’s drama at OpenAI is still fresh on the minds of founders leading artificial intelligence startups in our Generative AI database. Several of them told me this week the saga has spurred reflections about their own boards, discussions with directors and new priorities around AI safety.

Sasha Orloff said that Puzzle, the AI accounting startup he co-founded, is accelerating the addition of a third director to its board, which now includes only Orloff and an investor. The pair met last week and finalized a plan under which Orloff will nominate, and the director will approve, a new director, Orloff said. This week, Puzzle executives are discussing candidates for the seat as part of a larger company off-site.