OpenAI is implementing an unparalleled week wide shutdown to allow staff to relieve themselves after relentless 80 hour work weeks. The undertaking highlights the company’s urgent struggle to preserve talent amid Meta’s vigorous $100 million talent acquisition campaign.
The shutdown is a rare step for the ChatGPT-maker, reflecting the company’s urgent need to prioritize employee well-being after intense workloads.Only executives will keep working through the break, as vital processes continue uninterrupted, allowing the broader team time to recharge themselves .
Chief Research Officer Mark Chen alerted staff in an internal slack memo that Meta might utilize the shutdown to amplify efforts to influence Open AI researchers to make swift decisions. The timing is crucial as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently persuaded seven AI researchers including key minds behind Open AI’S reasoning models including Lucas Beyer, Trapit Bansal and so on.
OpenAI is revising compensation and exploring creative ways to reward top talent announced by Chen. The moves come after CEO Sam Altman stated that Meta had extended a $100 million signing amount to some employees though recent claims proves it an exaggerated news.
