[mark212]

Bad analogy. Sam has no stock in OpenAI or any sort of formal controlling interest. His power is solely informal: his own talents and abilities and the loyalty of the other employees. Regardless of the truth of the matters, the episode is a perfect example of the limits of formal authority and how informal or "soft" power can be even more effective in shaping events

[HDThoreaun]

The point is that board coups are a concept that people are already familiar with, so its not surprising that they thought of it when this similar situation happened.

[strunz]

Did you read the article which points out specifically that he is financially incentivized?

[mbonnet]

Only in the innovation fund thing, not the company at large (going solely off the article)