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An OpenAI safety leader quit and called for nuclear-plant-style safeguards

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David Robinson, who led transparency work on OpenAI's safety team, said the company's "culture is broken" and is failing to achieve adequate care as it moves from one product launch to the next

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  1. Insider

    OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigns as the team's upheaval mounts (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    David Robinson, a leader on OpenAI's Safety Systems team, has resigned from the company, a spokesperson told Business Insider.

  2. Bloomberg

    OpenAI Safety Employee Quits, Calls for Nuclear-Level Safeguards (opens Bloomberg)

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    An OpenAI employee focused on AI safety has quit the company and warned that top artificial intelligence firms aren’t doing enough to mitigate the technology’s risks, joining a growing chorus of employees raising alarms from within the industry.

  3. Insider

    OpenAI leader who quit says he can do more for safety from outside the company (opens Insider)

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    David Robinson said he hired a PR firm, Spitfire Strategies, after resigning from Open AI.

  4. The Guardian

    OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’ (opens The Guardian)

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    David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology.

  5. Insider

    Meet David Robinson, the OpenAI safety leader who quit and warned that the company isn’t careful enough (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    David Robinson said he quit as OpenAI's safety lead because he feels the company "is failing to achieve the level of care I believe is needed."

  6. Quartz

    An OpenAI safety leader quit and called for nuclear-plant-style safeguards (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    David Robinson, who led transparency work on OpenAI's safety team, said the company's "culture is broken" and is failing to achieve adequate care as it moves from one product launch to the next

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