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OpenAI dissolves its team dedicated to catching catastrophic AI risks
The Decoder OpenAI dissolved the team built to catch catastrophic AI risks, reassigning its work to other groups
OpenAI has shut down its Preparedness team, reassigning its safety evaluation work to other groups amid staff departures and internal unease.
Why it matters
The restructuring raises questions about how top AI labs prioritize safety as they rush to build more powerful, autonomous systems.
Latest brief · Aug 16, 2026