Comment on OpenAI leaders warned of abusive behavior before Sam Altman’s ouster

• ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, that’s a weird one. I posted it because of all the questions surrounding his firing, but the article itself is pretty much just a laundry list of one guy’s assholery:

  • Altman was psychologically abusive, the employees alleged, creating pockets of chaos and delays at the artificial-intelligence start-up

  • pitted employees against each other in unhealthy ways

  • lied to OpenAI board as part of a campaign to remove a board member

  • key leaders found interacting with Altman highly toxic

  • employees said they feared retaliation from Altman

  • Altman was hostile after an employee shared critical feedback with the CEO and later undermined that employee to their team

  • employees described facing intense peer pressure to sign the mass-resignation letter

  • “People texted each other at 2-2:30 am begging people with write access to type their name” (not directly about Altman, but what kind of cult job requires you to be text-available 24/7?)

  Ultimately, “the board’s vote was triggered by a pattern of manipulation and rooted in Altman’s attempts to avoid checks on his power at OpenAI.”

  That’s a better summary, and I bet I saved more words, lol

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