The New Yorker recently published a lengthy investigative report, citing testimonies from over 100 insiders and multiple internal memos, revealing long-standing deceptive practices and management manipulation by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The report states that former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever submitted a secret memo in fall 2023, accusing Altman of habitual lying. The board once dismissed Altman for 'lack of candor in communication,' but pressure from Microsoft and employee protests led to his reinstatement within a week. The investigation also disclosed Altman's alleged violations of charter commitments, lobbying efforts to obstruct AI regulation, and seeking funding from foreign authoritarian regimes.
