OpenAI safety leader resigns, calling its culture “broken”

TechCrunch reports that David Robinson resigned from OpenAI after three and a half years. In an essay published in The Atlantic, he argues that the company’s launch pace and trial-and-error approach leave too little room for safety as AI systems grow more capable. He urges AI labs to draw on safety practices in aviation and nuclear power. OpenAI says it is strengthening its safety measures and pauses training or holds back models when needed.