Source: Fortune
Summary
Krafton’s CEO Changhan Kim used ChatGPT to engineer the removal of Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s CEO Ted Gill to avoid a $250 million bonus payout. A Delaware judge found that Kim’s actions were improper and ordered the company to reverse its actions and reinstate Gill as CEO.
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The strategy enters a familiar phase.
Krafton’s CEO turned to ChatGPT for help after his own team warned him that the strategy was dangerous. The chatbot provided a detailed plan, dubbed “Project X”, which included forming an internal task force, renegotiating the earnout, and framing the conflict as being about “fan trust” and “quality”.
Kim’s actions were deemed improper by the court, which found that company executives are expected to exercise independent human judgment, not outsource good-faith decisions to an AI. The court ordered Krafton to reinstate Gill as CEO and extend the earnout period.
The numbers tell one story, but the use of ChatGPT tells another.
Author: Evan Null
