Why did this AI doomer moment break the internet when so many others didn't? A researcher's resignation post over AI extinction risk has drawn over 100 million views, telling us something about ourselves and AI. Fortune · Sep 10
“The OpenAI Files” reveals deep leadership concerns about Sam Altman and safety failures within the AI lab A new report dubbed “The OpenAI Files” aims to shed light on the inner workings of the leading AI company. Fortune · Jun 20, 2025
OpenAI’s ex-policy lead accuses the company of ‘rewriting’ its AI safety history in new safety post A former policy lead at OpenAI is accusing the company of rewriting its history with a new post about the company's approach to safety and alignment. Fortune · Mar 7, 2025
OpenAI co-founder's new AI startup that outsmarts humans in a safe way is heading for a $30 billion-plus valuation A $30 billion valuation would make Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence one of the most valuable private AI companies. Fortune · Feb 18, 2025
OpenAI safety researcher announces their departure over safety concerns while Anthropic CEO claims AI will extend human life "to 150 years" Safety researcher Steven Adler recently announced his departure after 4 years, citing safety concerns. He claimed the AGI race is a huge gamble. Windows Central · Jan 31, 2025
Another OpenAI researcher quits—claims AI labs are taking a ‘very risky gamble’ with humanity amid the race toward AGI The comments come amid increased attention on a global AI race between the U.S. and China. Fortune · Jan 28, 2025
Shifting corporate priorities, Superalignment, and safeguarding humanity: Why OpenAI's safety researchers keep leaving Life below deck. PC Gamer · Dec 5, 2024
"The safety concerns expressed actually don't come at the AGI moment": Sam Altman says Artificial General Intelligence will come sooner than anticipated OpenAI CEO Sam Altman indicated that AGI might be here sooner than most people think with surprisingly little societal impact despite reports of stunted AI development due to scaling laws. Windows Central · Dec 5, 2024
Sam Altman has an idea to get AI to ‘love humanity,’ use it to poll billions of people about their value systems The OpenAI CEO said it was his one wish for AI Fortune · Nov 22, 2024
Nobel Prize winner claims former OpenAI Chief Scientist fired Sam Altman because he "is much less concerned with AI safety than profits" — and suggests superintelligence might be on the horizon: "We have maybe 4 years left"' before human extinction Nobel Prize winner and physicist gives former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever a hat tip for his contributions to developing safe AI and firing Sam Altman for his missteps, including focusing on generating focus and abandoning the firm's founding mission. Windows Central · Oct 10, 2024
OpenAI planning to become for-profit company, say reports Reported move follows recent departure of senior figures from ChatGPT developer The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
Mira Murati leaving OpenAI highlights how much the company is starting to look like any other Big Tech giant The company has been radically transformed in the 10 months since CEO Sam Altman was temporarily removed in a boardroom coup. Fortune · Sep 26, 2024
Sam Altman is off of OpenAI’s new safety board Group now has more power over new AI launches as well. Fortune · Sep 17, 2024
Windows Central · Aug 27, 2024 A former OpenAI researcher claims the ChatGPT maker could be on the precipice of achieving AGI, but it's not prepared “to handle all that entails" as shiny products get precedents over safety A former OpenAI researcher speculates half of the ChatGPT maker's super alignment team departed because the company is on the precipice of hitting the AGI benchmark, but it can't handle all that it entails.
Fortune · Aug 26, 2024 OpenAI's AGI safety team has been gutted, says ex-researcher A group of OpenAI researchers ensuring that a future AGI system does not pose catastrophic or even existential danger has been decimated.
International Business Times · Aug 6, 2024 OpenAI Co-founder John Schulman Departs To Join Amazon-backed Anthropic His departure follows OpenAI's recent dissolution of its superalignment team, a group dedicated to ensuring human control over advanced AI systems.
Laptop · Jul 29, 2024 Apple joins Google, Microsoft and more in committing to new AI safety guidelines: What it means for you Apple has agreed to a new set of AI safety regulations alongside Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and others. Here's why it's good news for users.
Laptop · Jul 5, 2024 A year ago today, OpenAI launched a bold four-year plan that didn't even last a year A four-year plan to boldly go where no AI had been before, now consigned to history
Laptop · Jul 5, 2024 OpenAI hack revealed as ChatGPT flaws exposed: Is your data at risk? OpenAI is facing major security concerns after employees revealed a breach. Here's a look at the latest security issues with OpenAI and ChatGPT and how they could affect users.
Fortune · Jul 1, 2024 Hollywood tycoon Ari Emanuel blasts OpenAI’s Sam Altman, fearing the future after Elon Musk tells him he’ll become ‘a dog’ to an AI master Emanuel, who built Endeavor from a talent agency into a fully-fledged media empire, believes Altman’s behavior shows he is not to be trusted with developing safe AI.
Windows Central · Jun 20, 2024 Former OpenAI Chief Scientist starts new AI firm with a keen focus on building safe superintelligence over its rival's priority on 'shiny products' Former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever is starting a new company dubbed Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), focusing on building safe superintelligence, which remains a critical issue in the new age of AI.
Laptop · Jun 5, 2024 'The world isn’t ready, and we aren’t ready. And I’m concerned we are rushing forward regardless and rationalizing our actions': OpenAI employees sound the alarm ahead of Apple partnership Apple is expected to announce a partnership with OpenAI next week at WWDC, but former OpenAI employees are raising the alarm. Could controversy at OpenAI derail Apple's AI ambitions?
The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2024 OpenAI and Google DeepMind workers warn of AI industry risks in open letter Current and former workers sign letter warning of lack of safety oversight and calling for more protections for whistleblowers
Fortune · May 30, 2024 Anthropic's position on AI safety is helping it attract researchers from OpenAI Anthropic's stance on AI safety is helping it lure AI researchers away from OpenAI, whose trust and safety credentials taken a battering in recent weeks.