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Hayden Field

Hayden Field

Senior AI Reporter

Senior AI Reporter

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    Aleksander Madry is leaving OpenAI.

    Madry had been one of the company’s top safety executives (“head of preparedness”) before he was reassigned to a role focused on AI reasoning last summer. On Thursday, he announced he’s leaving OpenAI to work on something new, centered on AI’s impact on the economy.

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    If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can

    Google has been working on agentic AI for years. Building on the viral success of OpenClaw could finally tip the scales.

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    Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people

    Public opinion of the AI industry is already sinking. A parade of untrustworthy executives makes it look worse.

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