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OpenAI

Frontier AI Lab
Founded Dec 2015 (10 years old)HQ: San Franciscoopenai.com

Also known as: OpenAI Inc, OpenAI LP, OpenAI Global LLC

Divisions & Teams

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NameTypeLeadStatusSince

Tracks, evaluates, forecasts, and protects against catastrophic risks from frontier AI models. Led by Aleksander Madry (after Leopoldas Aschenbrenner left).

TeamLlmdDoyjoFActiveOct 2023Failed source check

Responsible for content policy, monitoring, and safety tooling for deployed models

TeamActiveFailed source check

Led by Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. Aimed to solve alignment for superintelligent AI within 4 years using 20% of compute. Dissolved May 2024 after leadership departures.

TeamJan LeikeDissolvedJul 2023Needs attention