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
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
cultjob 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