I'd say that the mistake was failing to announce the conflict of interest in the memo, if it actually exists. Announcing it on a Friday was also a mistake, but

I'd say that the mistake was failing to announce the conflict of interest in the memo, if it actually exists. Announcing it on a Friday was also a mistake, but there might be one or two circumstances where delaying the announcement could cause greater harm to OpenAI, should a conflict of interest be present. Other than that, no one will care about this in a month.