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Source Tabledivisions
Source IDAZodXggaRs
Descriptionteam
ParentOpenAI
Children
CreatedMar 25, 2026, 4:24 AM
UpdatedMar 25, 2026, 4:24 AM
SyncedMar 25, 2026, 4:24 AM

Record Data

idAZodXggaRs
slug
parentOrgIdOpenAI(organization)
nameSuperalignment
divisionTypeteam
lead
statusdissolved
startDate2023-07
endDate2024-05
website
sourceopenai.com/index/introducing-superalignment/
notesLed 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.

Source Check Verdicts

partial85% confidence

Last checked: 4/4/2026

The record claims the Superalignment division has a status of 'dissolved', but the source text is an announcement from July 2023 introducing the team as newly created. The source does not address whether the team was later dissolved. The name and type (team) are confirmed, but the status of 'dissolved' is unverifiable from this source alone—it would require additional sources documenting a dissolution event that occurred after July 2023. This is a partial confirmation because two of three key fields are verified, but the critical status field cannot be confirmed from the provided source.

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