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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’

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David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” a…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:41:21 UTC.

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