OpenAI safety leadership exodus continues; ethics chief resigns

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Chloé Bakalar, OpenAI's only ethicist, resigns within a year, third safety leader to leave. Follows Heidecke and Achiam. Raises concerns about commitment to ethics as company pushes toward AGI.

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Updated Aug 11, 2026

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