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The Exodus from OpenAI: Concerns Over AGI Readiness

Departures from OpenAI's Governance Team

One of the most surprising stories in the AI world is the ongoing exodus from OpenAI's governance team. Richard Ngo, a member of the OpenAI governance team, has announced his resignation after 3 years of working on AI forecasting and governance at the company.

In his resignation message, Ngo stated that he still has "a lot of unanswered questions about the events of the last 12 months" which made it harder for him to trust that his work would benefit the world in the long term. He expressed concerns about OpenAI's ability to "contribute in a robustly positive way to the 'go well' part of the mission, especially when it comes to preventing existential risks to humanity."

Ngo's departure follows that of his boss, Miles Brundage, who had previously stated that neither OpenAI nor any Frontier lab is ready, and the world is also not ready, for the challenges of advanced AI d

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