Sam Altman, the Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, admitted on Thursday that he had been “completely wrong” in his past dismissal of hatred, referring to prejudice as “so messed up.”
In a communication addressed to an undisclosed recipient, previously active online, Altman acknowledged that “antisemitism, particularly within the American left, was not as terrible as it had been portrayed.”
“I must emphasize that I was entirely mistaken. Frankly, I am still grappling with it and uncertain about the appropriate course of action,” he elaborated. Nevertheless, the situation remains deeply troubling.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed regret for his prior minimization of hatred, labeling it as “completely incorrect.”
The statement from Altman, who recently experienced a swift transition from being dismissed to reinstated as the CEO of the ChatGPT developer within a few days, was released on the eve of Hanukkah amidst escalating racial tensions fueled by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, along with a persistent crisis at esteemed educational institutions regarding their management of such hostilities.
The conflict initiated with Hamas’ assault on Israel on October 7th, resulting in approximately 1,200 fatalities, 240 individuals taken captive, and atrocities committed against civilians.
In response, Israel launched aerial and ground offensives into Gaza, leading to the death of over 17,100 individuals, as reported by the health department under Hamas’s governance in the region.
