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OpenAI's head of safety departs amid broader leadership turnover

theverge.com · 2026-07-12

Johannes Heidecke oversaw OpenAI's safety efforts and is leaving as GPT-5.6 rolls out publicly. The departure follows exits by OpenAI's chief futurist and AGI head Fidji Simo earlier in the same week.

“safety efforts, is out, as ChatGPT 5.6 rolls out and raises some alarms.”

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