OpenAI publicist staffers are seen interrupting a Vanity Fair interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after editor Mark Guiducci raises a question about a reported ChatGPT user suicide. Multiple outlets describe the exchange as an attempt to redirect the conversation away from the topic.
According to The Verge, when Guiducci presses Altman on the incident, a publicist tells him to “move on,” suggesting the interview should shift to other subjects and warning of time constraints. The Daily Mail similarly reports that the publicist tries to deflect the question from Guiducci to Altman, framing it as an attempt to derail the line of questioning after the suicide-related issue comes up.
Across the accounts, the core point is the same: the suicide-related question is raised during the interview, and a publicist intervenes to change the direction of the discussion. The outlets differ mainly in wording and emphasis—some focus on the interruption being captured on video, while others stress the “move on” instruction and time-related warning.
