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Jan LeikeC

VP of Alignment Research, Anthropic

1 controversy·Mostly Critic
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Leike led OpenAI's Superalignment team before resigning in May 2024 with a public statement that safety culture had been deprioritized. He joined Anthropic as VP of Alignment Research. His resignation letter became one of the most-cited documents in AI safety, crystallizing concerns about OpenAI's priorities.

Editorial Profile

Tone: principled and measured, speaks through actions and research papers, rare but impactful public statements, moral clarity without bombast.

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Controversy History (1)

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OpenAI's Safety Brain Drain

"Resigned as alignment lead, publicly criticized OpenAI for deprioritizing safety"

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Co-appeared With

BSam AltmanCIlya SutskeverCAndrej Karpathy

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