I agree, the abrupt nature sort of indicates something serious. But I've seen "on the spot firings" somewhat with Open Source-based, high profile startups. The

I agree, the abrupt nature sort of indicates something serious. But I've seen "on the spot firings" somewhat with Open Source-based, high profile startups. There's always a point in a FOSS startup's life where Investors/Board/Founders/SrStaff have core communications break down in one day (aka yelling matches) and people leave immediately--typically from debate on GPLv3, legal violations w/GPLv3, profit strategy, and 'community' support. Makes me now wonder what was the orig exit strategy for OpenAI.