OpenAI disbands mission alignment team
The team tasked with ensuring AI benefits humanity is now gone.
Deep Dive
OpenAI has disbanded its internal Mission Alignment team, formed in September 2024, and reassigned its 6-7 members. The team was dedicated to promoting the company's core mission of ensuring AGI benefits all of humanity. Former team lead Josh Achiam has been given a new 'chief futurist' role. OpenAI stated this was a routine reorganization and that the mission-focused work continues throughout the broader organization.
Why It Matters
Critics see this as another sign OpenAI is deprioritizing safety and ethical oversight in its race for AGI.