Engineer joins OpenAI after learning only ~20 people run ChatGPT
IgorCarron · x · 2026-09-10
Tibo Sottiaux says he left Google for OpenAI after discovering that only about 20 people were running ChatGPT. He calls that an "insanely small number" and wondered how a product at that scale maintains such autonomy. After digging deeper he was drawn in by the talent and mission, joining immediately ahead of the reasoning efforts — a case study in the power of small teams.
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