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OpenAI's Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Departs Company

Chloé Bakalar, OpenAI's Head of Ethics, has departed the company after less than a year in the role. Her departure follows other recent exits from OpenAI's safety and research teams, including Johannes Heidecke and Joshua Achiam. Bakalar's focus was on ethical AI development and human-AI interaction, and she was reportedly the only dedicated ethicist at the company, with no immediate replacement planned. AI

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    Why Did OpenAI's Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Leave?

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    Why Did OpenAI's Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Leave? https:// aimagazine.com/news/why-did-op enai-head-of-ethics-chloe-bakalar-leave Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9258581 # HackerNews # OpenAI # Chloé # Bakalar # Ethics # Departure # AI # Ethics # Tech # News