1. Do OpenAI lawyers work for the non-profit board or the for-profit arm (indirectly investors)? 2. If investors sued the OpenAI board and they hired outside counsel, would they be hired by the non-profit branch to defend the board? 3. Assuming OpenAI couldn't hire lawyers to defend the board, are each of the board members left to themselves to figure out their own legal defense?
2. It depends on which entity or individuals the investors name as defendants in any suit(s).
3. Corporations often pay for Directors and Officers Insurance on behalf of their board members. D&O insurance covers the costs of legal representation in the event a director or officer is sued in a personal capacity for actions taken as a director or officer.