Another OpenAI Safety Expert Quits and Raises New AI Safety Concerns

What happened

He starts his essay by calling himself “something of a cliché”: an AI company employee who quits and then raises concerns about the company. But Robinson was not a junior employee; he helped write the safety reports released with OpenAI’s major product launches and, after three and a half years at the company, says he was one of its longest-serving employees. OpenAI is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco.

That comment set off a real debate, pushing Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei to unveil a more cautious development plan and AI executives to sign a rushed, non-binding safety pledge after meeting with President Trump this week. OpenAI safety veteran David Robinson knows how his resignation looks.

He is leaving because he believes the company’s culture is broken. Robinson’s resignation echoes something Jacob Coxon said after leaving both OpenAI and Anthropic, when he accused these companies of gambling with people’s lives.

Key facts

• But Robinson was not a junior employee; he helped write the safety — reports: — released: with OpenAI’s major product launches and, after three and a half years at the company, says he was one of its longest-serving employees