It's frustrating, but she's exposed to potentially massive personal liability for the board's actions. I'm surprised that she agreed to an interview at all - frankly, I probably wouldn't if I were in her position - and I'm sure her answers were carefully scripted and run by her attorney(s).

I think this Reddit comment captures the most plausible story at this point: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1812w04/co...