OpenAI reportedly disbanded 'Preparedness' team, sparking safety concerns
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-08-16
Reports indicate that OpenAI quietly disbanded its "Preparedness" team at the end of last month. The team, previously led by Dylan, was tasked with mitigating severe risks from advanced AI.
Critics note that this restructuring comes as powerful models are arriving without commensurate safeguards. There are calls for OpenAI to explain the rationale behind removing a central safety team and to clarify its strategy for handling structural safety responses going forward.
Related event: OpenAI Reportedly Disbands Preparedness Team as Safety Concerns Grow(4 posts)→
More from Companies & People
- DeepSeek Harness Surpasses 114k Stars with Modular Architecture — Saboo_Shubham_ · 2026-08-16
- Cursor's success reveals AI coding market far larger than imagined — andersonbcdefg · 2026-08-16
- Ofir Press: The industry is now driven by evals — OfirPress · 2026-08-16
- Content Systems Preserve Inertia, Not Just Efficiency — sven_ai · 2026-08-16
- Anthropic CEO responds to regulation critique, teases major breakthroughs — max_paperclips · 2026-08-16
- Anthropic's PR so bad that Dario posts essays on X instead of Slack — tekbog · 2026-08-16