TechAI researchers reportedly face burnout amid fears of harm to society
The Financial Times reports that multiple staff at Britain’s AI Security Institute have been signed off work with stress and are undergoing counselling.
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The Financial Times reports stress and burnout among researchers at Britain’s AI Security Institute (AISI), OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. Citing four people with knowledge of the matter, it says tight schedules for testing unreleased models and alarm over AI’s rapid rollout and growing capabilities have fuelled low morale and burnout at AISI. The report also describes top researchers quitting because of the mental toll or a belief that their work was unsafe for public release.