OpenAI's Head of Ethics Quits After Less Than a Year, Leaving Safety Team Short-Handed
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-12
OpenAI's head of ethics has resigned after less than a year in the role, with no reported replacement, according to the Financial Times. She was the company's only dedicated ethicist, focusing on model development, human-AI interaction, and machine consciousness.
This continues a recent trend of high-profile departures from OpenAI's safety and mission-focused teams. In July, safety systems lead Johannes Heidecke and chief futurist Joshua Achiam also left the company.
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