OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company

OpenAI’s head of safety systems Johannes Heidecke told staff this week that he’s leaving the company, WIRED has learned. Heidecke’s departure follows a reorganization that sought to integrate OpenAI’s safety and research teams.

In a memo to staff seen by WIRED, chief research officer Mark Chen said OpenAI’s safety teams will now report to the company’s VP of research and head of alignment Mia Glaese, who will take on an expanded role as VP of research and safety. Saachi Jain, who previously led safety teams at OpenAI, will become the company’s interim head of safety systems, reporting to Glaese.

“The demands on safety continue to increase - we are training models at a much faster cadence, and release cycles have come down greatly in turn,” said Chen in the memo. “As a result, we have bigger coordination challenges around safety today than ever before.”

Heidecke joined OpenAI in 2021 as...

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