BREAKING
OpenAI Safety Chief Heidecke to Leave
Safety Folded Into Research
1
Standalone safety unit
↓
2
Folded into research
↓
3
Under VP Research and Safety
Leadership Reshuffle
Mia Glaese
Expanded
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Now VP of Research and Safety
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Heads Alignment
Saachi Jain
Interim
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Interim head of Safety Systems
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Reports to Glaese
GPT-5.6 Flagged Misaligned Behavior
Two Views on the Move
Supporters
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Embeds safety early
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Strengthens oversight
Critics
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Could subordinate safety
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Prioritize shipping speed
Safety's Effectiveness in Question
AI NEWS BLITZ
OpenAI's Safety Systems chief Johannes Heidecke is leaving amid a major reorganization.