Aleksander Madry, a machine learning researcher at OpenAI and MIT professor on leave, announced his departure after nearly three years heading preparedness and safety efforts
He was reassigned last summer to a role focused on AI reasoning.
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#56Dan Roy@ROYDANROY
#56Dan Roy@ROYDANROY@aleks_madry Interesting problem indeed.
Aleksander Madry@aleks_madryPersonal update:
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@aleks_madry @aleks_madry has been an incredibly important part of OpenAI over the past three years, and I'm grateful to have worked with him on a wide range of topics ranging from understanding deep learning to enterprise to safety. Excited to see what he does next!
Aleksander Madry@aleks_madryPersonal update:
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6:38 PM · May 21, 2026 · 4.3K Views
@aleks_madry Really excited to see what you do next!
Aleksander Madry@aleks_madryPersonal update:
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6:40 PM · May 21, 2026 · 1.8K Views
@aleks_madry It was so incredible working with you and learning from you at openai! Thank you for your advice and looking forward to seeing what you do next
Aleksander Madry@aleks_madryPersonal update:
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@aleks_madry grateful for your service! and im sure it was super fun
Aleksander Madry@aleks_madryPersonal update:
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