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  "id": 12067561,
  "title": "OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openai-safety-employee-quits-says-time-for-trial-and-error-is-over",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:39:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former OpenAI safety employee has resigned, criticizing the company's approach to AI safety and arguing that the fast-paced culture of rapid development increases the risk of failures. In an article published by The Atlantic, David Robinson claims that AI companies, including OpenAI, are not being \"nearly careful enough\" and should place greater emphasis on safety expertise and research before developing more capable systems. Robinson, who spent 3-1/2 years at OpenAI and helped draft the company's preparedness framework, argues that the time for trial and error is over, and that advanced AI systems require safeguards more akin to those used in industries such as nuclear power and aviation.",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "OpenAI safety employee quits, says ‘time for trial and error is over’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/openai-safety-employee-quits-says-time-for-trial-and-error-is-over",
        "published": "2026-10-04T03:37:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "OpenAI Employee Quits Over 'Broken Culture', Calls For Aviation-Like Safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/openai-employee-quits-over-broken-culture-calls-for-aviation-like",
        "published": "2026-10-04T04:45:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "OpenAI safety employee quits, calls for nuclear-level AI safeguards: ‘Trial and error is over’",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T05:46:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/openai-safety-employee-quits-says-time-for-trial-and-error-is-over-11859402",
        "published": "2026-10-04T05:54:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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