For years, Larry Summers occupied rarefied air in American public life. Former US Treasury secretary. Ex-Harvard president. A fixture in Democratic economic policymaking. And more recently, one of the most recognisable names on the OpenAI board. This week, that run ended abruptly. Summers stepped down after newly disclosed documents revived uncomfortable questions about the depth of his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein , the disgraced financier whose network continues to ensnare powerful figures years after his death. Summers has insisted he is stepping back from “public commitments”, but the political pressure was unmistakable. The release of previously unseen email correspondence set off bipartisan calls for institutions to cut ties with him. For OpenAI, already under intense

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