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Kevin Okemwa

Inside OpenAI’s Slack-driven evolution — engineer reveals secrets behind its meteoric rise and chaotic brilliance

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 at Moscone Center on June 02, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Snowflake Summit 2025 runs through June 5th. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

Over the past few months, OpenAI has seemingly been under a microscope, especially due to its recent tussles with Microsoft (its largest investor) over its for-profit evolution plans. The ChatGPT maker is on a tight deadline and under immense pressure from investors to make the transition or risk losing wads of cash in funding, which could open it up to hostile takeovers and outsider interference.

However, the AI firm still needs Microsoft to sign off on the evolution plans, but the software giant is taking its sweet time to negotiate a favourable deal that protects its best interests.

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