Science & Tech · AI · 11 hrs ago
More AI workers are warning about risks at their former companies
David Robinson, a safety leader at OpenAI, recently resigned and publicly criticized the company’s approach to developing AI.
He said AI companies’ reliance on trial and error should end.
He joins other current and former AI workers who have raised concerns about the technology and its use.
In 2023, Ed Newton-Rex left Stability AI over how copyrighted material was used to train its technology.
He later founded Fairly Trained, a nonprofit that certifies AI companies on data use.
In 2024, 13 current and former employees of leading AI companies signed a public letter warning about risks including misinformation, inequality and loss of control over autonomous systems.
Their concerns also include a lack of oversight, but the statements do not describe any specific next steps for the companies.
OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigned last week, citing concerns about the technology and its use.
He is among a growing number of AI workers who have publicly raised concerns about their former employers.
In November 2023, Ed Newton-Rex left Stability AI over concerns about its use of copyrighted material to train AI.
On June 4, 2024, 13 current and former AI company employees published a letter warning about risks from advanced AI and a lack of oversight.
- Who
- AI workers, including former OpenAI safety leader David Robinson and former Stability AI audio team leader Ed Newton-Rex.
- What
- Workers have resigned or spoken publicly about concerns over AI technology, its uses and industry practices.
- When
- Robinson resigned last week, according to the article published October 11, 2026. Other events cited took place in November 2023 and on June 4, 2024.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Concerns include copyrighted material used for training, risks from advanced AI and a lack of oversight.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
trial and error
very, very bad for creators.
the further entrenchment of existing inequalities, to manipulation and misinformation, to the loss of control of autonomous AI systems potentially resulting in human extinction
Ed Newton-Rex left his role leading Stability AI’s audio team over concerns about the use of copyrighted material to train AI.
13 current and former employees of AI companies published a letter warning about advanced AI risks and a lack of oversight.
OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigned from the company.
- Robinson
- Resigned from OpenAI last week
- Newton-Rex
- Left Stability AI in November 2023
- Open letter
- Published June 4, 2024
- Signatories
- 13 current and former employees of top AI companies
- Fairly Trained
- Nonprofit founded by Ed Newton-Rex after his resignation
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