Jan Leike

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Alignment researcher who left OpenAI over safety-resourcing concerns; a credibility anchor for the safety research agenda.

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• Nitasha Tiku — Technology reporter, The Washington Post

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · Aug 2, 2024 — Piece on Senate scrutiny of OpenAI's non-disparagement clauses references Leike's departure from OpenAI's safety team amid the whistleblower controversy.

• Casey Newton — Founder, Platformer; co-host, Hard Fork, Platformer

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · May 21, 2024 — Platformer article covering Leike's resignation as superalignment lead and his public statement that safety had 'taken a backseat to shiny products.'