David Robinson, a safety leader at OpenAI, has quit, warning that the company's culture is broken and that AI firms are not being careful enough about developing technology.
OpenAI dismissed two safety researchers and a program manager over alleged information misuse, and the company denied that the dismissals were retaliation for raising concerns.
Why it matters: The departures involve staff working on safety at a leading AI lab, and the company is disputing claims that they were retaliatory.
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