Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’

Author Dave Eggers reportedly told about 200 OpenAI employees that ChatGPT’s impact on educators has been catastrophic. Invited by Sam Altman, Eggers used the talk to criticize the company’s tools rather than offer career or creative advice.

The episode highlights the widening clash between AI developers and creative or educational communities over authorship, learning, and trust. As generative AI spreads through classrooms, criticism from prominent writers may intensify pressure on companies to address education harms more directly.