OpenAI told employees last week that the company will end a compensation policy that requires employees to work for at least six months before they can obtain equity ownership. According to people familiar with the matter, this adjustment to the “cliffhanger period” announced by application director Fergie Seymour aims to encourage new employees to take risks without fear of being fired before they get the first batch of shares. In April of this year, OpenAI changed its new employees' equity ownership waiting period from the industry standard of 12

OpenAI told employees last week that the company will end a compensation policy that requires employees to work for at least six months before they can obtain equity ownership. According to people familiar with the matter, this adjustment to the “cliffhanger period” announced by application director Fergie Seymour aims to encourage new employees to take risks without fear of being fired before they get the first batch of shares. In April of this year, OpenAI changed its new employees' equity ownership waiting period from the industry standard of 12