Dave Eggers Blasted OpenAI Staff Over ChatGPT

Author Dave Eggers, invited by Sam Altman to speak to around 200 OpenAI employees, used the opportunity to criticize the company rather than inspire its staff. The acclaimed novelist, journalist, and founder of McSweeney's delivered a sharp rebuke instead of the expected motivational talk. Eggers told OpenAI staffers that ChatGPT was silencing an entire generation, according to the Financial Times. The critique was striking given that Altman himself extended the invitation to Eggers, whose work spans novels, screenplays, and nonprofits dedicated to supporting writers and the arts.