Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images A few weeks ago, OpenAI’s Sam Altman circulated a memo assuring his employees that, despite recent advances by competitors like Google, which could create some “temporary economic headwinds,” the company was “catching up fast.” The firm was “doing remarkably well,” he wrote, which he expected to continue. In the meantime, however, he had a warning: “I expect the vibes out there to be rough for a bit.” AI guys love talking about “vibes.”