Altman, Amodei Join Tech Workers Decrying Minnesota Violence
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, became the latest tech leader to address the politically charged issue in recent days.
Photographer: Kyle Grillot/BloombergOpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman joined a growing chorus of Silicon Valley leaders expressing outrage in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, aligning with tech industry workers who’ve urged CEOs to take a stronger stand against the violent immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
“What’s happening with ICE is going too far,” Altman wrote in a note Monday shared with all employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. “There is a big difference between deporting violent criminals and what’s happening now, and we need to get the distinction right.”
With his remarks, Altman became the latest tech leader to address the politically charged issue in recent days. Others who’ve objected to the violence in Minnesota include Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Reddit Inc. co-founder Alexis Ohanian, former Meta Platforms Inc. AI chief scientist Yann LeCun and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.