OpenAI’s Jachiam0 exits with a long note on humanity, risk, and governance
jachiam0 · x · 2026-07-25
OpenAI staffer jchiam0 shared his closing message on his last day at the company, and the note is unusually broad in scope.
- He frames OpenAI’s work as a chance to improve the human condition, while warning not to lose sight of “all of humanity.”
- He says he donated a major gift to GiveDirectly, citing direct cash transfers as an effective way to help people in poverty.
- On AI progress, he argues that risk is unavoidable and should be actively managed, not used as a reason to stop advancing the frontier.
- He also says OpenAI — especially the OpenAI Foundation — will wield state-like power and should pursue more democratic governance and stronger accountability.
- He closes by saying the question is not progress vs. safety, but “both.”
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