As reported by Business Insider, Altman told his staff that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI aims to ‘not get blown around by changing fashions’, adding, “We didn’t start talking about masculine corporate energy when that was popular. ” The remark made by Altman was widely interpreted as a subtle jab at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who last year championed a return to masculinity in corporate culture during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has sent a message to employees on Slack this week criticising Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the in the process appeared to take a swipe at rival Mark Zuckerberg .
Zuckerberg has aggressively tried to poach OpenAI employees, reportedly offering $100 million signing bonuses.
OpenAI’s Master Plan for India Along with this, the memo shared by OpenAI CEO also noted that the company didn’t “become super woke when that was popular,” positioning the company as resistant to cultural trends in favour of long-term focus. Meta has successfully hired away several prominent figures, including ChatGPT co-creator Shengjia Zhao and three researchers from OpenAI’s Zurich office While Altman said last year that none of OpenAI’s top talent had accepted such offers. His comments came alongside criticism of ICE, reflecting his broader concerns about government enforcement practices. The exchange is the latest flashpoint in the ongoing AI talent war between OpenAI and Meta. Zuckerberg even went so far as to hand-deliver soup to an OpenAI employee he was attempting to recruit — a move that underscored the intensity of the rivalry.