Amodei and his cofounders left OpenAI and started their own company because they felt OpenAI's leadership was not taking these issues seriously.
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Concerns the founders' own reasons for leaving.
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Dario Amodei, “Amodei and his cofounders left OpenAI and started their own company because they felt OpenAI's leadership was not taking these issues seriously.” (said 10 March 2025). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_eaee8ef55521, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_eaee8ef55521
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