“The problem is Sam Altman”: OpenAI insiders say they don’t trust CEO

OpenAI released policy recommendations aimed at keeping people first if superintelligence emerges while the company pledged transparency about extreme risks.

The New Yorker published a separate investigation after interviewing over 100 sources and Sam Altman more than a dozen times that raised trust concerns about Altman.

Insiders quoted in the report accused Altman of deceiving colleagues and prioritizing power, and former researchers said this pattern undermined safe AI governance.

OpenAI proposed policy experiments including shorter workweeks, a public wealth fund for AI profits, and pilot fellowships with grants and API credits.