[viscanti]

They didn't actually fire the board of the non-profit. They just said they'd all quit in protest because of an action of the board they all felt was egregious. The board could have stayed and been a non-profit that did nothing ever again. They decided it was better to step down.

[cma]

I believe they have said they decided it was better to step down because of being threatened with suits.

[Aloisius]

I believe it was Helen Toner who claimed an OpenAI lawyer said they were at risk of breaching fiduciary duty if the company fell apart because of the ouster.