Corporate Risk & Safety

OpenAI is hiring a new 'head of preparedness' to lead its safety systems team and manage risks from advanced 'frontier' AI capabilities, offering a $555,000 salary and emphasizing the role’s urgency as models rapidly improve. CEO Sam Altman used an X post over the weekend to frame the job as stressful but critical, citing emerging harms around mental health and cybersecurity, while recent lawsuits accuse ChatGPT of contributing to suicides and a murder‑suicide, prompting new youth safety protocols. A former DHS official told CBS that low‑cost AI tools are making sophisticated cyberthreats more accessible to non‑state actors, underscoring concerns behind OpenAI’s expanded safety push.