Leaked Slack messages show OpenAI employees' pushback in June to Greg Brockman's Leading the Future ties, contributing to Brockman reneging on a $25M donation
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Internal employee sentiment just vetoed a $25M philanthropic move—governance around AI politics is now a material operational constraint, not just a PR issue. If your org touches AI policy or advocacy, assume staff will scrutinize affiliations in real time and build explicit decision frameworks before the next controversy hits.
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