OpenAI employees can use the word “friction” to bypass internal bottlenecks, emailing friction@openai.com to report issues ranging from broken technical systems to office frustrations like a lack of IT vending machines. OpenAI’s leadership triages the emails, and if a matter is deemed important enough, CEO Sam Altman or Brockman gets involved to resolve it. A former employee said, “Literally anybody can complain about big company bullsh*t directly to Sam and they can act on it.” Separately, CoreWeave reported second-quarter revenue of $2.58 billion, more than doubling year-over-year, with a revenue backlog of $104.2 billion, up 246% year-over-year, excluding roughly $25 billion of net new customer commitments added in early Q3. CEO Michael Intrator said, “Our near-term capacity remains effectively sold out,” as shares rose nearly 15% in after-hours trading. Chipmaker Nvidia, which owns close to 13% of CoreWeave, announced a plan to mobilize $500 billion in financing for AI infrastructure with Apollo Global Management Inc., Blackstone Inc., BlackRock Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management. Additionally, Brad Lightcap, a senior OpenAI leader, announced Tuesday he is leaving the company to “start something new,” marking another executive departure. Anthropic is planning to introduce a subtle watermark to identify AI-generated text, starting with models released.