OpenAI hires a director for "preparedness" with a salary of $555,000 per year to manage the safety issues of the models.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, announced on social media that the company is looking for a director of risks, offering an annual salary of $555,000. This person will be responsible for expanding and coordinating the training program of the Safety Systems Department, which deals with ensuring that OpenAI's models function as intended in real-world contexts. However, OpenAI is facing criticism and legal issues related to the behavior of its models, including allegations of hallucinations and negative impacts on users' mental health.

Altman acknowledged that the models can have negative effects and emphasized the need to develop strategies to assess and mitigate risks. The new director will need to identify ways in which OpenAI's products could harm society and develop criteria to demonstrate that risks have been reduced. In the context in which OpenAI aims to increase revenues from $13 billion to $100 billion in the next two years, this role becomes even more complex, considering the pressure to quickly launch innovative products.