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When OpenAI employees have a problem, they email this special address to see if Sam Altman will solve it immediately

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Operating at AI speed is not easy. At OpenAI, a special process—and a magic word—helps employees instantly cut through layers of bureaucracy and clear bottlenecks slowing things down. It’s called “friction.” And it has the power to supersede just about anything a team is doing, often carrying the f…

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  1. 2026-08-19 18:47 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    When OpenAI employees have a problem, they email this special address to see if Sam Altman will solve it immediately

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