Article · 2026-08-01 · 2 moments

Quoting Greg Brockman

at openai, many people hook their chatgpt up to slack. people really don't like when a coworker's chatgpt contacts them asking for help with a task, even when they'd be perfectly happy doing that same work if asked by that coworker. reinforces how much people care about human relationships and helping each other, and want AI to give time back — or enhance time together — rather than become a layer separating people. — Greg Brockman, President and Co-Founder, OpenAI Tags: ai-ethics, ✦ AI generated

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People care deeply about human relationships and helping each other, and want AI to give time back — or enhance time together — rather than become a layer separating people.

Brockman reads the Slack reaction as evidence that people value human connection and mutual help, and want AI to free up time or enrich shared time instead of interposing itself between people.

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Greg Brockman: reinforces how much people care about human relationships and helping each other, and want AI to give time back — or enhance time together — rather than become a layer separating people.

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People really don't like when a coworker's ChatGPT contacts them asking for help with a task, even when they'd be perfectly happy doing that same work if asked by that coworker.

At OpenAI, many people hook ChatGPT into Slack, and coworkers strongly dislike being contacted by a colleague's bot for help — even though they would gladly do the same task if the colleague asked directly.

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Greg Brockman: at openai, many people hook their chatgpt up to slack. people really don't like when a coworker's chatgpt contacts them asking for help with a task, even when they'd be perfectly happy doing that same work if asked by that coworker.

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People Want AI to Connect, Not Interpose✦ from: People care deeply about human relationships and helping each other, and want AI to give time back — or enhance time together — rather than become a layer separating people.A coworker's ChatGPT is unwelcome✦ from: People really don't like when a coworker's ChatGPT contacts them asking for help with a task, even when they'd be perfectly happy doing that same work if asked by that coworker.Same task, different reaction✦ from: People really don't like when a coworker's ChatGPT contacts them asking for help with a task, even when they'd be perfectly happy doing that same work if asked by that coworker.Context: ChatGPT plugged into Slack✦ from: People really don't like when a coworker's ChatGPT contacts them asking for help with a task, even when they'd be perfectly happy doing that same work if asked by that coworker.

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