Sam Altman

And I was excited for the new thing. I was just like, okay, this was crazy, but whatever.

And I was excited for the new thing. I was just like, okay, this was crazy, but whatever.

And then Saturday morning, two of the board members called and said, hey, we, you know, destabilize, we didn't mean to destabilize things. We don't want to store a lot of value here. You know, can we talk about you coming back?

And then Saturday morning, two of the board members called and said, hey, we, you know, destabilize, we didn't mean to destabilize things. We don't want to store a lot of value here. You know, can we talk about you coming back?

And then Saturday morning, two of the board members called and said, hey, we, you know, destabilize, we didn't mean to destabilize things. We don't want to store a lot of value here. You know, can we talk about you coming back?

And I immediately didn't want to do that, but I thought a little more and I was like, well, I don't really care about the people here, the partners, shareholders, like all of the, I love this company. And so I thought about it and I was like, well, okay, but like, here's, here's the stuff I would need. And, and then the most painful time of all was over the course of that weekend, um,

And I immediately didn't want to do that, but I thought a little more and I was like, well, I don't really care about the people here, the partners, shareholders, like all of the, I love this company. And so I thought about it and I was like, well, okay, but like, here's, here's the stuff I would need. And, and then the most painful time of all was over the course of that weekend, um,

And I immediately didn't want to do that, but I thought a little more and I was like, well, I don't really care about the people here, the partners, shareholders, like all of the, I love this company. And so I thought about it and I was like, well, okay, but like, here's, here's the stuff I would need. And, and then the most painful time of all was over the course of that weekend, um,

I kept thinking and being told, and we all kept, not just me, like the whole team here kept thinking, well, we were trying to like keep OpenAI stabilized while the whole world was trying to break it apart, people trying to recruit, whatever. We kept being told like, all right, we're almost done. We're almost done. We just need like a little bit more time. And it was this like very confusing state.

I kept thinking and being told, and we all kept, not just me, like the whole team here kept thinking, well, we were trying to like keep OpenAI stabilized while the whole world was trying to break it apart, people trying to recruit, whatever. We kept being told like, all right, we're almost done. We're almost done. We just need like a little bit more time. And it was this like very confusing state.

I kept thinking and being told, and we all kept, not just me, like the whole team here kept thinking, well, we were trying to like keep OpenAI stabilized while the whole world was trying to break it apart, people trying to recruit, whatever. We kept being told like, all right, we're almost done. We're almost done. We just need like a little bit more time. And it was this like very confusing state.

And then Sunday evening, when again, like every few hours, I expected that we were going to be done and we're going to like figure out a way for me to return and Things go back to how they were. The board then appointed a new interim CEO. And then I was like, I mean, that feels really bad. That was the low point of the whole thing. You know, I'll tell you something.

And then Sunday evening, when again, like every few hours, I expected that we were going to be done and we're going to like figure out a way for me to return and Things go back to how they were. The board then appointed a new interim CEO. And then I was like, I mean, that feels really bad. That was the low point of the whole thing. You know, I'll tell you something.

And then Sunday evening, when again, like every few hours, I expected that we were going to be done and we're going to like figure out a way for me to return and Things go back to how they were. The board then appointed a new interim CEO. And then I was like, I mean, that feels really bad. That was the low point of the whole thing. You know, I'll tell you something.

It felt very painful, but I felt a lot of love that whole weekend. It was not other than that one moment, Sunday night, I would not characterize my emotions as anger or hate. But I really just like, I felt a lot of love from people towards people. It was painful, but the dominant emotion of the weekend was love, not hate.

It felt very painful, but I felt a lot of love that whole weekend. It was not other than that one moment, Sunday night, I would not characterize my emotions as anger or hate. But I really just like, I felt a lot of love from people towards people. It was painful, but the dominant emotion of the weekend was love, not hate.

It felt very painful, but I felt a lot of love that whole weekend. It was not other than that one moment, Sunday night, I would not characterize my emotions as anger or hate. But I really just like, I felt a lot of love from people towards people. It was painful, but the dominant emotion of the weekend was love, not hate.

Well, she did a great job during that weekend in a lot of chaos. But people often see leaders in the crisis moments, good or bad. But a thing I really value in leaders is how people act on a boring Tuesday at 9.46 in the morning and in just sort of the normal drudgery of the day-to-day. How someone shows up in a meeting, the quality of the decisions they make.

Well, she did a great job during that weekend in a lot of chaos. But people often see leaders in the crisis moments, good or bad. But a thing I really value in leaders is how people act on a boring Tuesday at 9.46 in the morning and in just sort of the normal drudgery of the day-to-day. How someone shows up in a meeting, the quality of the decisions they make.

Well, she did a great job during that weekend in a lot of chaos. But people often see leaders in the crisis moments, good or bad. But a thing I really value in leaders is how people act on a boring Tuesday at 9.46 in the morning and in just sort of the normal drudgery of the day-to-day. How someone shows up in a meeting, the quality of the decisions they make.