Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Wednesday he is resigning from the board of OpenAI and leaving a number of other roles after last week's release of emails between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein .

"In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI," Summers said in a statement.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company and look forward to following their progress," he said.

On Wednesday night, Summers went on leave from teaching at Harvard University , with his spokesperson, Steven Goldberg, saying in a statement: "Mr. Summers has decided it's in the best interest of the Center for him to go on leave from his role as Direc

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