OpenAI quietly disbanded its catastrophic risk team: FT
KeanuRave100 · reddit · 2026-08-17
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI has quietly disbanded its "superalignment" team dedicated to assessing long-term catastrophic risks. The team was previously co-led by co-founders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike to ensure superintelligence safety. Some members have reportedly been reassigned to other research groups.
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