Ex-OpenAI Safety Protocol Author Robinson Speaks Out After Resignation
David Robinson, the former OpenAI policy researcher who wrote the company's safety protocols, resigned over safety concerns and detailed his reasons in a first post-departure interview on the Ezra Klein Show titled "This Is Nuts." He said he could no longer be certain about the company's approach to safety.
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