Dare ObasanjoFidji Simo has asked OpenAI staff to stop getting distracted by "side quests" and to focus on nailing their core business products as they are getting increasingly outflanked by Anthropic.
Sam tried to run OpenAI like a VC by making lots of bets, the problem is few companies can execute well on a diverse set of projects at once. Google at its peak probably is the best example.
Mechanical Dirk