David Robinson
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“did not make my decision to leave the company lightly”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson wrote in The Atlantic that he did not take his decision to leave OpenAI lightly.
“As the company sprints from one launch to the next, it is failing to achieve the level of care that I believe is needed,”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson added this in his Atlantic essay criticizing OpenAI's pace of AI development.
“This moment needs a degree of humility that isn't natural for people who have succeeded through their extreme confidence.”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson framed the safety issue as a matter of culture in his Atlantic essay.
“An environment where things like this can happen is no place to grow artificial minds that could be smarter than we are and that might not do what we want them to,”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson wrote this in his Atlantic essay following a high-profile Hugging Face security breach and other safety incidents at OpenAI.
“are indeed changing significantly by the day, but I do not know whether we are changing fast enough,”
David Robinson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson wrote this on X in early September, expressing uncertainty about whether OpenAI was changing fast enough.
“can be useful and valuable.”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson wrote in The Atlantic that despite his concerns he believes AI can be useful and valuable.
“I agree with other recently departed staff that the companies building this technology aren't being nearly careful enough.”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson wrote this in an essay for The Atlantic published on Saturday, following his departure from OpenAI.
“The safety approach that emerges from such a culture starts with unimpeded optimism about being able to solve problems as they arise,”
David Robinson · said 2026-10-02 · reported 2026-10-02
Robinson added this critique of OpenAI's safety culture in his Atlantic essay.