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Sutskever takes a central role in OpenAI board action that removes Altman

TIME reported that Ilya Sutskever voted with OpenAI's board and told Sam Altman of his removal as CEO. The board cited lack of candor, while later review said the firing did not arise from product safety, security, development pace, finances, or investor statements.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM31confidence 72/100

Why it moved the index

The completed board action caused a major governance crisis and rapid reversal at a frontier lab. The evidence establishes Sutskever's operational role but does not establish AI safety as the motive.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 31 · confidence 72

    Historical activity backfill adds Sutskever's verified operational role while explicitly rejecting an unsupported safety-motive claim.

    14 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Sutskever takes a central role in OpenAI board action that removes Altman” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 31 and confidence 72 out of 100 in the governance and control category.

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  3. DoomBench summarizes “Sutskever takes a central role in OpenAI board action that removes Altman” as follows: TIME reported that Ilya Sutskever voted with OpenAI's board and told Sam Altman of his removal as CEO. The board cited lack of...

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