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OpenAI’s chief futurist is leaving the company after nine years.
Joshua Achiam, who recently testified in the Musk v. Altman trial, wrote on X that there was “not a specific reason for me leaving, or a specific reason for why now. But it’s something I have been thinking of for a while … it feels possible to work on the mission from outside the walls of a frontier lab.” He added, “The future of humanity depends on the choices we make together about AGI and superintelligence.”
TL;DR
- Joshua Achiam is leaving OpenAI after nine years.
- He testified in the Musk v. Altman trial.
- His departure was not prompted by a specific event but was a long-term consideration.
- Achiam believes he can work on OpenAI's mission from outside the organization.
- He highlighted the importance of collective decisions regarding AGI and superintelligence for humanity's future.