Sam Altman

Basically just says he really needs a break, not entirely sure what happened there. Then finally, Meera Moradi announces that she is leaving in September. She had also been part of this board drama last year. And at the same day that she left, it was revealed that the company's chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and another research VP, Barrett Zoff, were also leaving the company.

Basically just says he really needs a break, not entirely sure what happened there. Then finally, Meera Moradi announces that she is leaving in September. She had also been part of this board drama last year. And at the same day that she left, it was revealed that the company's chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and another research VP, Barrett Zoff, were also leaving the company.

Basically just says he really needs a break, not entirely sure what happened there. Then finally, Meera Moradi announces that she is leaving in September. She had also been part of this board drama last year. And at the same day that she left, it was revealed that the company's chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and another research VP, Barrett Zoff, were also leaving the company.

That's just a lot of talent walking out the door, PJ. And I can say, if you look at the other major AI companies, so like a Google, a Meta, an Anthropic, there has been nothing comparable this year in terms of that level of turnover.

That's just a lot of talent walking out the door, PJ. And I can say, if you look at the other major AI companies, so like a Google, a Meta, an Anthropic, there has been nothing comparable this year in terms of that level of turnover.

That's just a lot of talent walking out the door, PJ. And I can say, if you look at the other major AI companies, so like a Google, a Meta, an Anthropic, there has been nothing comparable this year in terms of that level of turnover.

Yeah, totally. But, you know, another really important story about Mira Marotti is that before... Sam was ousted last year. She had written a private memo to Sam raising questions about his management and had shared his concerns with the board. Oh, interesting. And my understanding is that that had weighed heavily on the board when they fired Sam. Because to have the CTO of the company...

Yeah, totally. But, you know, another really important story about Mira Marotti is that before... Sam was ousted last year. She had written a private memo to Sam raising questions about his management and had shared his concerns with the board. Oh, interesting. And my understanding is that that had weighed heavily on the board when they fired Sam. Because to have the CTO of the company...

Yeah, totally. But, you know, another really important story about Mira Marotti is that before... Sam was ousted last year. She had written a private memo to Sam raising questions about his management and had shared his concerns with the board. Oh, interesting. And my understanding is that that had weighed heavily on the board when they fired Sam. Because to have the CTO of the company...

coming to you and saying, hey, this is a real problem, that's going to get your attention in a way that maybe a rank-and-file employee might not have been able to get their attention. So we have known for some time now that Mira has had long-standing concerns with Sam's management style. And so when she finally left, it felt like the end to a story that we had been following for some time.

coming to you and saying, hey, this is a real problem, that's going to get your attention in a way that maybe a rank-and-file employee might not have been able to get their attention. So we have known for some time now that Mira has had long-standing concerns with Sam's management style. And so when she finally left, it felt like the end to a story that we had been following for some time.

coming to you and saying, hey, this is a real problem, that's going to get your attention in a way that maybe a rank-and-file employee might not have been able to get their attention. So we have known for some time now that Mira has had long-standing concerns with Sam's management style. And so when she finally left, it felt like the end to a story that we had been following for some time.

So, you know, she said there's never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, which I felt like was just an acknowledgement that this seemed like a pretty bad time to step away. But she said that she wanted the time and space to do her own exploration.

So, you know, she said there's never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, which I felt like was just an acknowledgement that this seemed like a pretty bad time to step away. But she said that she wanted the time and space to do her own exploration.

So, you know, she said there's never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, which I felt like was just an acknowledgement that this seemed like a pretty bad time to step away. But she said that she wanted the time and space to do her own exploration.

And on the day that we recorded this, the information reported that she's already talking to some other recently departed OpenAI people about potentially starting another AI company with them. Because that is what people do. Most people, when they leave OpenAI, they start an AI company that looks shockingly similar to OpenAI, just without Sam. And why is that? Well...

And on the day that we recorded this, the information reported that she's already talking to some other recently departed OpenAI people about potentially starting another AI company with them. Because that is what people do. Most people, when they leave OpenAI, they start an AI company that looks shockingly similar to OpenAI, just without Sam. And why is that? Well...

And on the day that we recorded this, the information reported that she's already talking to some other recently departed OpenAI people about potentially starting another AI company with them. Because that is what people do. Most people, when they leave OpenAI, they start an AI company that looks shockingly similar to OpenAI, just without Sam. And why is that? Well...

My glib answer is that the high-ranking people who leave OpenAI seem to feel like the problem with OpenAI is Sam Altman. And that if you could build AI without Sam Altman, you would probably be having a better time. I see.

My glib answer is that the high-ranking people who leave OpenAI seem to feel like the problem with OpenAI is Sam Altman. And that if you could build AI without Sam Altman, you would probably be having a better time. I see.