I’ve been excited about OpenAI as an organization since it was first announced in December 2015. After the announcement, I stayed up all night writing down thoughts on the significance of it. Even before that, around 12 years ago, I decided to devote my life to something in the rough vicinity of OpenAI’s mission (ensuring AGI benefits all of humanity).So leaving what is essentially my dream job – advising OpenAI executives and the OpenAI board on AGI readiness – was not an easy decision, and I’m...