OpenAI President Revisits Altman Ouster Impact

OpenAI president Greg Brockman reflected on the five days after CEO Sam Altman was abruptly fired on Nov. 17, 2023, and reinstated on Nov. 22, 2023. Brockman described near-universal employee mobilization—about 95% signed a petition, staff canceled Thanksgiving travel, and Google Docs briefly crashed—and said the episode taught lessons about conflict management and instilled a company-wide feeling of mortality.