Pranav Deshpande, an Indian-origin employee at OpenAI, recently shared his experience about the intense work culture at the AI startup. Deshpande, who joined OpenAI’s product marketing team a month ago to work on the API platform, described the work pace as “manic,” noting that he has never seen a team work so hard. His tweet highlighting the demanding environment and the stellar group of people he works with quickly went viral, attracting a mix of congratulations and comments on the company’s work culture.
I’ve joined @OpenAI to work on product marketing for the API Platform! Really excited to be working with a stellar group of people at one of the most important companies today. An honor and a privilege!
One month in and the pace is manic. Never seen a team grind this hard 🥵
— pranav (@pranaveight) August 7, 2024
In his tweet, Deshpande expressed excitement about being part of such an important company and shared his observations about the high-speed work environment. The post received significant attention, with some users commenting on what it means to “build the future” and others noting the substantial impact OpenAI is having globally.
In related news, OpenAI has recently faced legal challenges from Elon Musk. Musk’s lawsuit accuses OpenAI of shifting its focus from its original mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity to prioritizing financial gains. Musk, who was one of OpenAI’s founding backers and invested tens of millions of dollars, had previously filed a lawsuit in February, which was withdrawn in June. Musk left OpenAI’s board in 2018 to avoid conflicts of interest with his own AI projects for self-driving cars.
