Former OpenAI Board Member Says Sam Altman Created a Culture of ‘Psychological Abuse’

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Former OpenAI Board Member Says Sam Altman Created a Culture of ‘Psychological Abuse’
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It's finally revealed why Sam Altman was temporarily fired from the company.

More than six months after Sam Altman was fired, then rehired, one of OpenAI’s former board members is finally spilling the tea on what happened behind closed doors. Helen Toner , one of four people responsible for firing OpenAI’s CEO, says Altman’s incessant lying created a toxic culture that executives described as “psychological abuse.

The security and valuation of the company were especially important, according to Toner, because OpenAI employees would make a lot of money from their equity in the $86 billion company via a tender offer a few months later. “The second thing that is really important to know, that has really gone underreported, is how scared people are to go against Sam,” Toner said. “They experienced him retaliating against people, retaliating against them, for past instances of being critical.

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