Sam Altman acknowledged OpenAI did have a provision about equity cancellation in exit documents but said the policy will be removed going forward.

The agreement includes both nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions that forbid them from criticizing OpenAI for the remainder of their lives, or admitting they signed an NDA in the first place. The penalty of not signing the agreement or breaking it includes the former employee losing all their vested equity in the company.

Leike explained his sudden resignation Friday, saying safety has "taken a backseat to shiny products" at the AI leader.

Two days after his resignation, Jan Leike, an ex-OpenAI exec, shared more about his exit — and said OpenAI isn't taking safety seriously enough.

Leike has taken to his personal account on X to post a lengthy thread of messages excoriating OpenAI and its leadership.

OpenAI has inked a deal with Reddit to train its models on Reddit data. In return, OpenAI will become a Reddit ad partner -- and provide AI-powered tools.

Reddit signed a deal with OpenAI to give the artificial-intelligence startup access to its data, following similar arrangements made with Google and PR software firm Cision. Shares in Reddit were up around 14% in early trading,

Shares of Reddit Inc. soared 15.3% Friday, lifted by the company’s deal with OpenAI, putting the stock on pace for its biggest gain since March 25, 2024, when it rose 30% Dow Jones Market Data show.