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> ”we are identifying and reaching out to former employees who signed a standard exit agreement to make it clear that OpenAI has not and will not cancel their v

by polack 2y ago

> ”we are identifying and reaching out to former employees who signed a standard exit agreement to make it clear that OpenAI has not and will not cancel their vested equity and releases them from nondisparagement obligations” Looks like they’re doing that.

dragonwriter 2y ago
Well, they say they are. But the nondisparagement agreement repeatedly forbids revealing the agreement itself, so if it wasn't cancelled those subject to it would be forbidden to point out that the public claim they were going to release people from it was a lie (or done only for people from whom OpenAI was not particularly concerned about potential disparagement.)
- lelandfe 2y ago
  If your concern is in the validating that they've done so, the article author can at least vet with her anonymous sources.
- brookst 2y ago
  “I have not been released from any exit agreement” is not disparagement.
  - dragonwriter 2y ago
    “disparagement" is whatever is defined in the agreement, which reportedly (from one of the people who declined to sign it) includes discussing the existence of the agreement.
    - neglesaks 2y ago
      Dear heavens, being a corporate employee is paranoia and depression-inducing. It's literally like walking into a legal minefield.
      - Symmetry 2y ago
        This is not normal for being a corporate employee. This was certainly going to come out eventually and cause big problems, but to the extent Sam thinks AGI is around the corner he might not be playing the long game.
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - ecjhdnc2025 2y ago
    OpenCanAIry
taylorfinley 2y ago
Note that statement says nothing about whether they will be allowed to participate in liquidity events
CRConrad 2y ago
"We're hereby making a legally binding commitment that those clauses are void, whether anyone reaches out to us or we manage to reach out to them or not." Unless and until that's what they say, looks like they’re not doing that.

by polack 2y ago

dragonwriter 2y ago

Well, they say they are. But the nondisparagement agreement repeatedly forbids revealing the agreement itself, so if it wasn't cancelled those subject to it would be forbidden to point out that the public claim they were going to release people from it was a lie (or done only for people from whom OpenAI was not particularly concerned about potential disparagement.)

lelandfe 2y ago
If your concern is in the validating that they've done so, the article author can at least vet with her anonymous sources.
brookst 2y ago
“I have not been released from any exit agreement” is not disparagement.
- dragonwriter 2y ago
  “disparagement" is whatever is defined in the agreement, which reportedly (from one of the people who declined to sign it) includes discussing the existence of the agreement.
  - neglesaks 2y ago
    Dear heavens, being a corporate employee is paranoia and depression-inducing. It's literally like walking into a legal minefield.
    - Symmetry 2y ago
      This is not normal for being a corporate employee. This was certainly going to come out eventually and cause big problems, but to the extent Sam thinks AGI is around the corner he might not be playing the long game.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- ecjhdnc2025 2y ago
  OpenCanAIry

taylorfinley 2y ago

Note that statement says nothing about whether they will be allowed to participate in liquidity events

CRConrad 2y ago

"We're hereby making a legally binding commitment that those clauses are void, whether anyone reaches out to us or we manage to reach out to them or not." Unless and until that's what they say, looks like they’re not doing that.