🔗 Share this article Harvard ex-president Summers Resigns from ChatGPT Maker's Leadership The economist declared he would retreat from public roles after House committee released his repeated messages with Epstein Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers is leaving the board at the artificial intelligence firm, just days after a batch of digital correspondence between him and notorious criminal Jeffrey Epstein became publicly available. The economist commented in an announcement that he was "thankful for the chance to have contributed, excited about the promise of the organization, and eagerly await observing their advancement". The prominent academic, who once headed Harvard University, stated on recently that he would be scaling back from public responsibilities due to his association with the convicted sex offender. Message Exchange The recently released communications revealed that the economist communicated with Jeffrey Epstein until the day before Epstein's 2019 detention for accused trafficking of young people. In another announcement, the artificial intelligence company said it understood the economist's determination to step down. "We appreciate his numerous inputs and the insight he offered to the Board," the company remarked. Legislative Background This announcement follows after the entire Congress of Congress decided on Tuesday to approve a legislation that would require the federal prosecutors to release its documents on Epstein. The measure will subsequently head to the office of President Trump for approval. The President has said he intends to approve the legislation, after reversing his view on the matter following pushback from his followers. Email Contents A batch of Epstein-related emails disclosed by the House Oversight Committee last week included numerous well-known personalities in the financier's past associates, without implying any illegal behavior by those individuals. The communications showed that the economist and the financier often met for meals, with Epstein often attempting to introduce Summers to influential global figures. Individual Statement After the emails were made available with the wider community, he stated he took "complete accountability for my misguided judgment to persist in interacting with the financier". He added that he wanted "to reestablish trust and fix bonds with the people most important to me". Previous Positions The professor occupied high-level positions under Democratic administrations; serving as treasury secretary under the former president, and as head of the National Economic Council under President Obama. He led the institution from 2001 to 2006 and is still a academic there. When announcing his departure from public roles previously on Monday, he said he would maintain his academic responsibilities. Further Repercussions Following Summers' declaration on Monday, the policy organization, a liberal think tank in Washington where he was a prominent member, confirmed that Summers was ceased to be connected with the institution. He entered the leadership of the technology firm, which creates ChatGPT, in last year - following a defeated move to oust its chief executive the company leader.