Latest OpenAI Researcher to Quit Says He’s ‘Pretty Terrified’ [Video]

An OpenAI safety researcher announced that he left the artificial intelligence giant last year, noting that he is “pretty terrified by the pace of AI development these days.”

In posts on X, formerly Twitter, Steven Adler shared that he quit OpenAI in mid-November due to the “risky gamble” the artificial general intelligence race is taking on.

Newsweek reached out to OpenAI via email and Adler via social media for comment.

Why It Matters

OpenAI has faced questions about its AI safety and ethics approaches. Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower, died on November 26 in a suspected suicide, which has been questioned with concerns around OpenAI’s potential involvement in the death.

Whistleblowers have also filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), calling for an investigation into allegedly restrictive nondisclosure agreements, according to a letter from the legally protected whistleblowers provided to Newsweek.

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