Now OpenAI publicly said “we’re releasing former employees from existing nondisparagement obligations unless the nondisparagement provision was mutual.” This seems to be self-effecting; by saying it, OpenAI made it true.
That is, if someone signed the (standard or non-standard) agreement, and OpenAI says this, but later they decide to sue the employee anyway… what exactly will happen?
(I am also suspicious about the “reaching out to former employees” part, because if the new negotiation is made in private, another trick might be involved, like maybe they are released from the old agreement, but they have to sign a new one...?)
Now OpenAI publicly said “we’re releasing former employees from existing nondisparagement obligations unless the nondisparagement provision was mutual.” This seems to be self-effecting; by saying it, OpenAI made it true.
Hooray!
This could be true for most cases though
I am not a lawyer—is that legally binding?
That is, if someone signed the (standard or non-standard) agreement, and OpenAI says this, but later they decide to sue the employee anyway… what exactly will happen?
(I am also suspicious about the “reaching out to former employees” part, because if the new negotiation is made in private, another trick might be involved, like maybe they are released from the old agreement, but they have to sign a new one...?)
So I’m guessing this covers like 2-4 recent departures, and not Paul, Dario, or the others that split earlier