OpenAI just dissolved its team dedicated to managing AI risks, like the possibility of it 'going rogue'

OpenAI's Superalignment team was formed in July 2023 to mitigate AI risks, like "rogue" behavior.

OpenAI has reportedly disbanded its Superalignment team after its co-leaders resigned.

One of the former leaders critiqued OpenAI's focus on "shiny" products over safety in a post on X.

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In the same week that OpenAI launched GPT-4o, its most human-like AI yet, the company dissolved its Superalignment team, Wired first reported.

OpenAI created its Superalignment team in July 2023, co-led by Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. The team was dedicated to mitigating AI risks, such as the possibility of it "going rogue."

The team reportedly disbanded days after its leaders, Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, announced their resignations earlier this week. Sutskever said in his post that he felt "confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial" under the current leadership.

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