Greg Brockman: Inside the 72 Hours That Almost Killed OpenAI | Hacker News

A Hacker News thread discussed Greg Brockman’s interview on OpenAI’s founding vision and technical roadmap.

The conversation highlighted how massive compute needs pushed OpenAI away from a pure nonprofit structure toward a more capital-intensive model.

Commenters also revisited the 2023 leadership crisis, including Sam Altman’s firing, employee backlash, and eventual return.

The thread argued that these governance and funding pressures helped shape OpenAI into the company it is today.