Meet David Robinson, the OpenAI safety leader who quit and warned that the company isn’t careful enough

What happened: David Robinson, a leader on OpenAI's Safety Systems team, quit this week and published an essay in The Atlantic saying the company is not careful enough about safety. Why it matters: A former OpenAI colleague, Joshua Achiam, said Robinson is not an ideologue and called him sober and thoughtful. An OpenAI spokesperson said the company is working to keep safety measures ahead of its models. Key numbers: Robinson graduated from Princeton in 2004, joined OpenAI in 2023, and published the essay the day after Business Insider reported his exit.

David Robinson, a leader on OpenAI's Safety Systems team, quit this week and published an essay in The Atlantic saying the company is not careful enough about safety.

A former OpenAI colleague, Joshua Achiam, said Robinson is not an ideologue and called him sober and thoughtful. An OpenAI spokesperson said the company is working to keep safety measures ahead of its models. Key numbers: Robinson graduated from Princeton in 2004, joined OpenAI in 2023, and published the essay the day after Business Insider reported his exit.