Greg Brockman won't donate beyond initial $25M to Leading the Future PAC, calls it a distraction
OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman said in a Slack message that he has no plans to donate beyond his initial $25 million to the Leading the Future super PAC, calling it a distraction for the company. Leaked Slack messages from June show OpenAI employees pushed back against Brockman's ties to the PAC, contributing to his decision to renege on the donation.
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New York Times : Slack message: Greg Brockman has no plans to donate beyond his initial $25M to Leading the Future, saying the PAC has become a “distraction” at OpenAI — Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company.
Garrison Lovely / Semafor : Leaked Slack messages show OpenAI employees' pushback in June to Greg Brockman's Leading the Future ties, contributing to Brockman reneging on a $25M donation — THE SCOOP — On June 1, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon gave employees a preview of a blog post denying the company …
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