The senior employees described Altman as psychologically abusive, creating chaos at the artificial-intelligence start-up — complaints that were a major factor in the board’s abrupt decision to fire the CEO

Gift link to article: https://wapo.st/3RyScpS

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, that’s a weird one. I posted the article because of all the questions surrounding Altman’s 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