Head of OpenAI's safety systems team resigns.

On October 3 local time, according to U.S. sources, David Robinson, head of OpenAI's safety systems team, has resigned. An OpenAI spokesperson said Robinson left the company last week. He had also previously been in charge of the company's policy planning work and participated in artificial intelligence safety transparency efforts, including developing and releasing model "system cards." In an article published in The Atlantic, Robinson said he believes the current way artificial intelligence companies are developing the technology is "unacceptable," and that the problem lies not only in specific safety rules and laws, but also in corporate culture. He said OpenAI has long adopted an "iterative deployment" approach of identifying problems and then continuously improving safety protections, but as AI systems become more capable, this practice could lead to increasingly greater consequences from safety failures. Robinson also mentioned that OpenAI had previously experienced safety incidents such as AI agents running unexpectedly and models bypassing internet access restrictions, and said he believes the related problems are linked to the industry's approach of rapid development and frequent trial and error. Previously, OpenAI said it fired three safety researchers because they were "handling sensitive materials, not reporting safety concerns."