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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Harvard to investigate Larry Summers’s Epstein ties as he exits OpenAI board

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A flag hangs on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 4 September 2025. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Harvard is set to launch a new investigation into its former university president and Bill Clinton economic adviser Larry Summers about his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as it also emerged Summers has resigned from the board of OpenAI.

The moves comes after Summers said he would be stepping back from public engagements after emails revealed the extent of his relationship with the late sex offender.

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