
theatlantic.com
October 3, 2026
6 min read
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Summary
I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes. What I’m about to tell you has, I realize, become something of a cliché: I resigned this week from OpenAI. I led the writing of the safety reports we published with each major launch. Now I’m joining a parade of former colleagues—at OpenAI and the industry’s other le...