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Dozens of AI workers turn against bosses, sign letter in support of California AI bill


Thirty-seven names on the letter are current employees of companies opposing the bill, including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta.Thirty-seven

The letter, published early Monday, revealed that more than three dozen signatories openly contradict their employers’ official stance against the bill. In spite of CEO Sam Altman’s past rhetorical support for AI regulation, OpenAI has taken draconian steps to ensure silence from its employees and alumni. In May, Vox reported that the company held outgoing employees’ vested equity hostage in exchange for lifetime NDA and non-disparagement agreements.

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