At OpenAI, Signs of Crisis Grow Behind the Scenes

OpenAI is still reeling from the hugely disappointing launch of its long-awaited GPT-5 model. It's being pelted with lawsuits from left and right, for alleged crimes like mass copyright violations and colluding to ice out its competitors. More than ever, it's being criticized for its chatbot's alarming proclivity to not only give dangerous advice, but convince people to actually take it with its beguiling and sycophantic charm. Behind the scenes, things aren't looking any better. Tens of billions of dollars in investment hangs in the balance for the Sam Altman-led company as it struggles to squirm out from under the […]