Ex-OpenAI researcher: fluidly reorganizing around any problem is Sam Altman's underappreciated superpower
BorisMPower · x · 2026-09-23
A former OpenAI researcher argues that building a company capable of fluidly reorganizing around any major problem is one of Sam Altman's most underappreciated superpowers.
- It isn't costless: some perceive it as frothy and a few people churn out because of it.
- But a fluidly reorganizing company has extraordinary advantages: the best people for a problem get huge scope and authority for as long as it matters most.
- This, he argues, is why OpenAI reliably reinvents both the technology and itself as an organization.
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