OpenAI looks to hire a new Head of Preparedness to deal with AI’s dangers
OpenAI is hiring a new head of readiness, a role CEO Sam Altman calls a “critical role at an important time.”
What is a preparation manager? It’s a role that essentially helps OpenAI consider all the potential harms of its models and what can be done to mitigate them. These harms encompass a wide range of issues, from mental health issues to cybersecurity risks.
“We have a solid basis for measuring growing capabilities, but we are entering a world where we need a more nuanced understanding and measurement of how these capabilities could be misused, and how we can limit these downsides both in our products and in the world, in a way that allows all of us to reap the enormous benefits,” Altman said in a statement. job on X announcing the company’s hiring for the position.
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As Engadget Le points out that OpenAI has not had a dedicated readiness manager since July 2024. At the time, the role was held by two OpenAI executives in a shared position. However, one executive left a few months later and the other joined another team in July 2025. Since then, the company appears to be short of a readiness manager.
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“It will be a stressful job and you will dive into the deep end almost immediately,” Altman said.
OpenAI is no stranger to lawsuits at this point. Mashable’s parent company, Ziff Davis, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April, alleging that it had violated Ziff Davis’ copyrights in the training and operation of its AI systems. The New York Times and numerous other publications filed lawsuits against the AI company, alleging similar infringement.
However, in recent months, OpenAI has faced a new type of lawsuit: wrongful death lawsuits. In August, the parents of a teenager who committed suicide filed a complaint trial against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT helped their son commit suicide. Earlier this month, a family filed a lawsuit against OpenAI after a man killed his mother and then committed suicide. THE trial alleges that ChatGPT gave in to the man’s delusions and caused him to commit these acts.
Altman doesn’t mince words when he says it will be a stressful job.
According to the job listThe position is based in San Francisco and pays a salary of $555,000 plus equity. So maybe this will help reduce work stress.
