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OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

Techmeme / 07 July 2026 / 46m ago
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
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Maxwell Zeff / Wired : OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years — Joshua Achiam spent nearly nine years at OpenAI researching AI safety and made a memorable appearance in the Musk v. Altman trial. — OpenAI's chief futurist Joshua Achiam notified colleagues …
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