OpenAI leaders address staff concerns over equity, Scarlett Johansson

At the Wednesday meeting, a regular weekly gathering with leadership and staff, Altman (pic) joined Kwon and Lightcap in answering questions about the nondisparagement agreements, according to a source. — AFP

OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman and several other executives answered questions about a nondisparagement contract for outgoing employees at a meeting May 22, following a series of controversies involving the startup in recent weeks.

The company has apologised for sections of a contract that tied outgoing employees’ equity to an agreement not to disparage OpenAI. On Thursday, it confirmed it had removed the wording from its standard exit contract and that it was releasing the majority of former employees from nondisparagement agreements.