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OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission statement (theconversation.com)

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OpenAI, the maker of the most popular AI chatbot, used to say it aimed to build artificial intelligence that “safely benefits humanity, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return,” according to its 2023 mission statement. But the ChatGPT maker seems to no longer have the same emphasis on doing so “safely.”

While reviewing its latest IRS disclosure form, which was released in November 2025 and covers 2024, I noticed OpenAI had removed “safely” from its mission statement, among other changes. That change in wording coincided with its transformation from a nonprofit organization into a business increasingly focused on profits.

According to Platformer, a tech media outlet, it has also disbanded its “mission alignment” team.

OpenAI has its "Don't be evil" moment.

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[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

I doubt this will change much, as the existing safety team wasn't doing enough. GPT-40 was a dangerously misaligned model that didn't have the required guardrails and led to at least four deaths as a result. If OpenAI cared about safety and alignment in the slightest, they would have never released such a dangerous model—let alone re-release it after taking it down. Nonetheless, this is going to be dangerous as OpenAI is passionate about removing guardrails and encouraging dangerous relationships with chatbots. This will be especially bad as models get more agency and are able to do more things, which will increase the stakes of misalignment.