OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigns and argues frontier AI can no longer rely on trial-and-error deployment

What changed

Former OpenAI safety leader David Robinson publicly confirmed his resignation on October 3 and argued that frontier AI labs rely too heavily on rapid iteration and fixing failures after deployment. Robinson, who worked on the Preparedness Framework and safety reports for major launches, called for safety practices closer to high-risk industries such as aviation and nuclear power and for more safety research before further capability scaling.