OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness who can help it anticipate the potential harms of its models and how they can be abused, in order to guide the company’s safety strategy. It comes at the end of a year that’s seen OpenAI hit with numerous accusations about ChatGPT’s impacts on users’ mental health, including a few class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/ai/lawsuit-accuses-chatgpt-of-reinforcing-delusions-that-led-to-a-womans-death-183141193.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:wrongful death;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>wrongful death class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-first-known-ai-wrongful-death-lawsuit-accuses-openai-of-enabling-a-teens-suicide-212058548.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:lawsuits;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>lawsuits. In a post on X about the position, OpenAI CEO class=”link ” href=”https://x.com/sama/status/2004939524216910323?s=20″ data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Sam Altman;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Sam Altman acknowledged that the “potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a…
