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They could, or could they? Formally boards don't run companies. Would this scenario - besides ridiculous - be legal? Say they let 99% of the company walk. Who is qualified and responsible to do whatever needs to happened after that happens?

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Some companies are chartered such that even the smallest outside spending requires a board vote.

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Some are. The question is: is openAI? And even if they are, the outcome of this novela indicates it don't matter: the board folded.