OpenAI推出了名为"Summer Club"的首次影响者品牌旅游活动，在纽约上州一家度假村款待内容创作者，提供农场餐饮和培训课程等体验[1]。该活动随后在网络上招致广泛批评，引发了围绕AI伦理、环保责任以及OpenAI与国防部合作关系的质疑[1]。
OpenAI在2月任命Charles Porch担任全球创意合作伙伴副总裁，负责与创意社区建立联系[1]。社交媒体评论者对参与该旅游活动的影响者进行了强烈抨击，指责他们"为了一个漂亮的酒店房间卖掉了灵魂"[1]。一位评论者表示："这些豪华影响者活动再次给人们提供了对AI持负面看法的理由。世界在燃烧，现在不是炫耀5000美元一晚套房的好时机。"[1]一名参加活动的影响者在LinkedIn上回应称："我没有想到这会引发争议。"[1]
OpenAI与美国国防部有2亿美元合同[1]，同时还计划与俄亥俄州达成5亿美元的数据中心建设交易[1]。
OpenAI organized its inaugural "Summer Club" event, a branded retreat that brought content creators to an upstate New York resort featuring farm-to-table dining and training sessions [1]. The gathering sparked widespread online backlash, with critics questioning the appropriateness of the luxury outing given broader concerns about artificial intelligence ethics, environmental impact, and the company's government contracts [1].
The initiative reflects OpenAI's strategic push into creator relations. In February, the company hired Charles Porch as Vice President of Global Creative Partnerships to strengthen ties with the creative community [1]. However, influencers who attended the trip faced sharp criticism online. One commenter stated: "These lavish influencer events give people another reason to view AI negatively. The world is burning, and now is not the time to flaunt $5,000-a-night suites" [1]. Another critic accused participants of selling their integrity "for a fancy hotel room" [1].
The backlash arrives as OpenAI pursues significant infrastructure and defense investments. The company is negotiating a $500 million data center construction deal in Ohio [1] and maintains a $200 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense [1]. One attending influencer acknowledged the controversy on LinkedIn, saying: "I didn't anticipate this would become controversial" [1].