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Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees

Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?

A little more than a week ago, OpenAI executives were on stage introducing the company’s latest model, ChatGPT-4o, which they were proud to note was capable of carrying out highly realistic conversations with users (with a voice, as it turned out, that was a bit too close to that of actress Scarlett Johansson). That meant the former employees had a week to decide whether to accept OpenAI’s muzzle or risk forfeiting what could be millions of dollars — a tight timeline for a decision of that magnitude, and one that left little time to find outside counsel. OpenAI’s senior leadership has talked at length about their responsibilities for accountability, transparency, and democratic input, with Altman himself telling Congress last year that “my worst fears are that we — the field, the technology, the industry — cause significant harm to the world.”

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