New OpenAI Employee's First Week: Great Team, Urgent Need for AI Safety Talent
tomekkorbak · x · 2026-08-17
Yong Zhengxin shares his first week at OpenAI: loves the team, colleagues are thoughtful and supportive; people care a lot about safety and more AI safety talents are needed; enjoys Slack chatter over Twitter; intense but energizing. Plans to post updates after first month/year.
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