Overview
- CEO Sam Altman announced the opening and called it a stressful role, citing recent challenges posed by rapidly improving models.
- The hire will run OpenAI’s Preparedness framework, building capability evaluations, threat models, and mitigations into a scalable safety pipeline.
- The remit covers mental-health impacts, AI-enabled cybersecurity risks, biological capabilities, and guardrails for self-improving systems.
- The position sits within the Safety Systems team in San Francisco and pays $555,000 per year plus equity, according to the listing.
- The search follows leadership churn in preparedness and safety functions, with Aleksander Madry reassigned in 2024 and subsequent departures and moves by Lilian Weng and Joaquin Quinonero Candela.