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May 20, 2024

OpenAI’s former Superalignment co-lead explains leaving, as company vows to do more

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1. OpenAI’s former Superalignment co-lead explains leaving, as company vows to do more

Jan Leike explained that he left OpenAI due to disagreements on priorization of safety research:

X: Jan Leike.

OpenAI COO Greg Brockman vowed to do more for AI safety, without any specifics

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2. Sam Altman apologizes for contracts not allowing former employees to criticize the company

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  • Former employees can lose 100% of their vested equity if they criticize the company, under OpenAI’s current contracts.

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