November 9, 2024: OpenAI Faces Exodus of Key Safety Researchers - OpenAIs lead safety researcher, Lilian Weng, has announced her departure after seven years, joining a growing exodus of key personnel concerned over the companys prioritization of commercial ventures over AI safety. Her exit follows the departure of several high-profile colleagues, including Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, from the Superalignment team. Executives like Mira Murati and Andrej Karpathy have also left in recent months. OpenAI claims to be working on transitions to fill these roles while continuing safety efforts with an 80-member safety systems team.
