(Bloomberg) OpenAI has effectively dissolved a team focused on ensuring the safety of possible future ultra-capable artificial intelligence systems, following the departure of the group’s two leaders, including OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever.Most Read from BloombergChina Attempts to End Property Crisis With Broad Rescue PackageA 25-Year-Old BofA Trader Dies Suddenly at Industry OutingWith a BlackRock CEO, $9 Trillion Vanguard Braces for TurbulenceVoters Prefer Trump Ove
OpenAI dissolves safety team led by Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, integrating efforts for AI system safety goals. The team was formed less than a year ago, and recent departures at OpenAI have raised concerns about speed versus safety in AI development. The company has Jakub Pachocki appointed as chief scientist for AGI mission, replacing Sutskever.
The decision to rethink the team comes as a string of recent departures from OpenAI revives questions about the company’s approach to balancing speed versus safety in developing its AI products. Sutskever, a widely respected researcher, announced Tuesday that he was leaving OpenAI after having previously clashed with Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman over how rapidly to develop artificial intelligence.
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