An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic

January 15, 2026 Yanac

One of the most controversial issues in the AI industry over the past year was what to do when a user displays signs of mental health struggles in a chatbot conversation. OpenAI’s head of that type of safety research, Andrea Vallone, has now joined Anthropic. “Over the past year, I led OpenAI’s research on aThe VergeRead More