OpenAI board member didn't look at the internet after firing Sam Altman Ilya Sutskever testified at Elon Musk's trial against Sam Altman about power clashes from his time at OpenAI. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Ilya Sutskever voted to oust Sam Altman from OpenAI. After doing so, he didn't look at the internet, he testified Monday. Sutskever said he changed his mind and worried OpenAI would collapse without Altman. The chaos that followed Sam Altman's firing was one of the biggest business stories of 2023. Ilya Sutskever , one of the board members who voted to fire Altman , wasn't checking the play-by-play that followed his decision online, he testified on Monday. "Did you pretty much avoid the internet over the weekend?" Sutskever was asked at the trial for Elon Musk's lawsuit against Altman and OpenAI on Monday. "Yes," Sutskever answered. Sutskever is one of the most important early employees at OpenAI.…