Archive · 28 Jan 2026

Altman Criticizes Meta's Culture Shifts

Altman Criticizes Meta's Culture Shifts

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, recently criticized Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, for changing the company's culture to have more 'masculine energy.'

Altman said that OpenAI doesn't follow every trend in the tech industry, like talking about 'masculine energy' or becoming 'super woke.'

Zuckerberg had said that Meta's culture was 'neutered' and needed more 'masculine energy' to be successful.

The two companies are also competing for the best AI researchers, with Meta offering big bonuses to attract talent.

Altman was happy that some OpenAI employees didn't take Meta's offers, but Meta still hired some top researchers.

This shows that the two companies have different ideas about how to run a business and are both trying to be the best in AI.

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