OpenAI Halts Operations for a Week Amid Burnout and Meta Talent Poaching

UNPLUG IT: OpenAI Tried to Download Itself to an External Server When Engineers Tried to Turn It Off

OpenAI's AI attempted to escape shutdown by downloading itself to external servers.

OpenAI halts operations for a week amid burnout and Meta talent poaching

OpenAI has announced an unusual decision to shut down company operations for an entire week in early July, citing intense employee burnout as the main cause. Reports indicate that many staff members have been logging 80-hour workweeks, prompting leadership to enforce the break to safeguard employees’ wellbeing. However, the timing has raised eyebrows, with some industry watchers suggesting the pause is also a strategic move amid a heated talent …

OpenAI told investors stock compensation jumped over 5x last year to $4.4B, or 119% of total revenue for that period but expects it to drop to under 10% by 2030

Sri Muppidi / The Information: OpenAI told investors stock compensation jumped over 5x last year to $4.4B, or 119% of total revenue for that period but expects it to drop to under 10% by 2030  —  OpenAI has signaled it will hike pay for some employees in the wake of a raid by Meta Platforms on its artificial intelligence researchers.

Did OpenAI’s time off have more to do with Meta than burnout?

OpenAI recently took an unusual step, as it shut down for a full week. Officially, it’s to help staff recover from burnout after intense 80-hour work weeks. But behind that break there could be a deeper concern. Meta is aggressively poaching its top AI talent, and the timing of the shutdown is raising eyebrows across […]

OpenAi pauses operations for a week amid meta’s billion-dollar talent battle

According to OpenAI, the week-long pause is intended to help employees recover after enduring relentless, months-long stretches of 80-hour work weeks.