Safety researcher invokes professional standards to question Altman's safety claims
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-04
Responding to Gary Marcus, davidmanheim cites a professional-responsibility standard — "those who hold themselves out as having particular skills must match the level of performance expected of people with comparable skills" — and argues it directly applies to Sam Altman's claim that safety is "our highest priority at OpenAI," framing the debate around whether OpenAI's conduct matches its stated safety commitments.
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