David Robinson says a sense of 'cognitive dissonance' led him to leave OpenAI

David Robinson said he experienced 'cognitive dissonance' at OpenAI, which led him to leave the company. World Economic Forum David Robinson said that despite advocating for slowdowns, OpenAI was racing ahead with development. The disconnect produced in Robinson a sense of "cognitive dissonance," he said. Robinson quit the company last week, saying that the AI giant isn't being careful enough. David Robinson says OpenAI was saying one thing while doing another. Robinson, formerly a leader on OpenAI's Safety Systems team, sat down with Ezra Klein for The New York Times' "The Ezra Klein Show" for his first interview since quitting the AI company last week. Robinson told Klein that, despite repeated warnings about the capabilities of new models and expressing interest in slowing down AI development , OpenAI was moving as fast as ever behind the scenes.