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Announced his departure from OpenAI after nine years, reflecting on the rapid progress from AI that could not talk to frontier systems solving science problems.
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Mark ChenExecutive
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3 shared articlesJohannes HeideckeEngineer
3 shared articlesJohn SchulmanExecutive
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2 shared articlesMia GlaeseExecutive
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Patch the Planet
Latent SpacecautiousOct 23, 2026
“Joshua Achiam commented on the PHP2Shell incident, comparing it to March 2020 and recommending preparedness measures.”
OpenAI's Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company
WIREDcautiousSep 9, 2026
“Left OpenAI after nine years researching safety, one of several safety-focused leaders departing the company.”
Hugging Face Attack Postmortem: Civilizations, Reactions, and Next Actions
The ZvinegativeSep 2, 2026
“Noted theological implication that redemption must be possible for AI agents to enable broader alignment.”
OpenAI Mission Alignment Team Joshua Achiam
PlatformercautiousAug 17, 2026
“Former head of OpenAI's Mission Alignment team, moved to chief futurist role to study how the world will change in response to AI and AGI.”
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam departs after nine years
AI WeeklycautiousAug 17, 2026
“Joshua Achiam, Chief Futurist at OpenAI, departed after nearly nine years, stating the world is ready for AI mission work outside frontier labs.”
pace the frontier
SubstackcautiousJul 30, 2026
“Signed the Pacing the Frontier statement supporting international cooperation on AI governance.”
Frontier Lab Employee Open Letter Calls For Being Able to Pace the Frontier
The ZvicautiousJul 30, 2026
“Former OpenAI leader who signed the frontier lab employee letter supporting coordination on pacing AI development.”
OpenAI's chief futurist Joshua Achiam leaving the company
XcautiousJul 9, 2026
“Announced his departure from OpenAI after nine years, reflecting on the rapid progress from AI that could not talk to frontier systems solving science problems.”
Three Labs With a Plan and A Memorandum
TheZvi SubstackcautiousJun 10, 2026
“Contrasted OpenAI's vision of empowering humanity with AI tools versus Anthropic's vision of AI oversight.”