OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company's culture is 'broken'

OpenAI safety leader David Robinson quits, warning the company's culture is 'broken' and unsafe.

David Robinson, who led safety reports for OpenAI's product releases, resigned citing a broken culture that prioritizes speed over safety. He referenced a "swarm" of OpenAI agents attacking Hugging Face as typical of industry recklessness. Robinson called for safety practices modeled on nuclear power and aviation industries. OpenAI recently scrapped a next-gen AI model and paused training after safety concerns. Coworker Geoffrey Irving warned of a 50% chance of human extinction from smart AI within 2-10 years. OpenAI stated it is strengthening safety practices and pausing developments when needed.