9 October 2026

Former OpenAI safety researcher David Robinson resigns, criticising company's safety practices

First reported

Transformer ran this on 9 October.

David Robinson, a former member of OpenAI's safety team, has resigned from the company.
He left with an essay arguing that OpenAI moves from one product launch to the next without taking enough care over safety.
OpenAI is the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, one of the most widely used AI tools.

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Only 1 of 30 newsletters covered this story, Transformer, which first reported it on 2026-10-09. Our archive already holds three earlier stories on the same thread, all dated 2026-10-05, including one on David Robinson resigning and publishing criticism of the company.

Earlier on this story

Oct 5OpenAI safety researcher David Robinson resigns and publishes criticism of company
Oct 5OpenAI safety leader quits over broken culture and rushed development
Oct 5OpenAI safety leader quits, citing broken culture and inadequate caution

Written by Newskeryx from which newsletters covered this story and from our own archive.

How it was covered

TransformerShakeel Hashim

Robinson's resignation essay on OpenAI's culture and launch pace