Payment Clarified for OpenAI Report Release Work
Policy lead replies to claim of unpaid overtime by staff on AI reports.
Andrew Curran posted that OpenAI and METR employees completed extended workdays exceeding 14 hours without compensation to publish detailed reports on AI capabilities. The releases overcame significant internal organizational barriers. Yo Shavit replied that OpenAI employees were technically being paid for their part in the work but that payment was not really the point of the original claim. The exchange consists of visible replies discussing the releases.
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Payment Clarified for OpenAI Report Release Work
Policy lead replies to claim of unpaid overtime by staff on AI reports.
Andrew Curran posted that OpenAI and METR employees completed extended workdays exceeding 14 hours without compensation to publish detailed reports on AI capabilities. The releases overcame significant internal organizational barriers. Yo Shavit replied that OpenAI employees were technically being paid for their part in the work but that payment was not really the point of the original claim. The exchange consists of visible replies discussing the releases.
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_@yonashav They did it for free as well, they refused payment.
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