Sam Altman called on the tech sector to have more “empathy” for Muslim, Arab, “and especially palestinian” colleagues amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The ongoing carnage in Gaza has deeply divided the American public. Advocacy groups have reported a sharp uptick in both anti-Semitic and Islamophobic discourse online, some of which has also been linked to real-world violence. Across college campuses and corporate America, meanwhile, protests and debates have erupted that have resulted in some people losing their jobs or being doxxed and threatened. In response to a reply to his post asking about how his Jewish colleagues were doing, Altman said, “i am jewish.

Source: CNN January 06, 2024 13:40 UTC