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OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has become invisible at the company, with his future uncertain, insiders say
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this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2023
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
While Sutskever remains in company systems like Slack, and his presence is discernible through his drawings and paintings used as decor, his present and future at OpenAI has yet to be addressed officially by leadership, another person said.
A smiling photo posted to X last Friday of Sutskever with co-founder and president Greg Brockman, who was the first to quit in solidarity with Altman, was a "clear signal that they all want to get back to work," the person said.
Another sign is that Sutskever has hired his own lawyer in Alex Weingarten of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who chairs its litigation practice, as BI previously reported.
Another person familiar described Sutskever in simple terms as someone who "thinks of himself as an AI god" and who became frustrated at "being pushed out of decisions" regarding ChatGPT-5 and plans to scale the product and company.
While Altman in a statement after his return to the company said he has "no ill will toward Ilya" and wanted to "continue our working relationship," he admitted to The Verge to being "hurt and angry."
Likewise, some of OpenAI's engineers who are loyal to Altman and Brockman may also find it difficult to work with Sutskever because of his role in the ouster, a former employee said.
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