OpenAI's Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Departs After Less Than a Year

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

Chloé Bakalar, OpenAI's Head of Ethics, has left the company less than a year after joining, as reported by the Financial Times. Her departure follows the exits of other key figures like Johannes Heidecke and Joshua Achiam. Bakalar was the only dedicated ethicist at OpenAI, and the company has not named a replacement. She previously served as Chief Ethicist at Meta. OpenAI maintains that ethical considerations are embedded across multiple teams in the model-building process.