Ex-OpenAI Safety Exec Brundage: Losing 100 Pounds After Leaving Was No Coincidence
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-09
Former OpenAI safety executive Miles Brundage quipped he's "glad I don't have to clock in and out at the crisis factory today," adding that while stress wasn't the reason he left, losing 100 pounds since then "is also not a coincidence."
- Indirect testimony to the high-pressure environment inside major AI labs
- Echoes David Robinson's departure interview he recommended the same day
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