"An unusual part of OpenAI is that everything, and I mean everything, runs on Slack," Calvin French-Owen wrote on his blog.

Former OpenAI engineer reveals insights into company culture, sparking discussions on ethical AI development and workplace ...

Owen, a former OpenAI employee from May 2024 to June 2025, revealed in a blog post published on Tuesday, July 15, that the ...

Calvin French-Owen spent a little over a year on OpenAI's technical team. In a blog post he offers an insider's take on ...

Former staffer Calvin French-Owen gives a rare look at the ChatGPT-maker's high-intensity environment and unfathomable GPU ...

A former top engineer reveals an organization that runs on secrets, Slack messages, and social media buzz, where world ...

Calvin French-Owen, who spent a year at OpenAI working on Codex until leaving in June, didn't speak ill of his former ...

In the end, French-Owen's message is both a reality check and a cautionary tale. While OpenAI remains a beacon for those ...

Owen, an engineer working on OpenAI's coding agent Codex, OpenAI has grown quickly, and so it’s natural for aspects like ...

Calvin French-Owen, a software engineer who worked at OpenAI for a year, recently left the company and shared his experience ...

He stated that OpenAI took only seven weeks to build Codex from start to finish. “I returned early from my paternity leave to ...

Former OpenAI engineer Calvin French-Owen reflects on his time at the company, highlighting its rapid growth and unique ...