Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
  • A top OpenAI executive researching safety quit Tuesday night.
  • Jan Leike said he had reached a "breaking point."
  • He added that Sam Altman's company was prioritizing "shiny products" over safety.

A former top safety executive at OpenAI is laying it all out.

Jan Leike, a leader on the artificial intelligence company's superalignment group, announced he was quitting on Tuesday night with a blunt post on X: "I resigned."