Expected after they dismantled safety teams
OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
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Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#12Hard shades of Google dropping "don't be evil".
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#13Why delete it even if you don’t want to care about safety? Is it so they don’t get sued by investors once they’re public for misrepresenting themselves?
I think it's more likely so they don't get sued by somebody they've directly injured (bad medical adivce, autonomous vehicle, food safety...) who says as part of their suit, "you went out of your way to tell me it would be safe and I believed you."
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#14Well there you have it. That rug wraps it up.
"For the Benefit of Humanity®"
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#15I wonder why they felt the need to do that, but have no qualms leaving Open in the name
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#16AI leaders: "We'll make the omelet but no promises on how many eggs will get broken in the process."
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#17Yet they still keep the word "open" in their name
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#18Yes. ChatGPT "safely" helped[1] my friend's daughter write a suicide note.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/chat-gpt-mental-h...
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#19Rubbish article, you only need to go to about page with mission statement see the word “safe”
> We are building safe and beneficial AGI, but will also consider our mission fulfilled if our work aids others to achieve this outcome
I am more concerned about the amount of rubbish making it to HN front page recently
Re: OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission
#20Why delete it even if you don’t want to care about safety? Is it so they don’t get sued by investors once they’re public for misrepresenting themselves?
Because we've passed the point of no return. There's no need for empty mission statements, or even a mission at all. AI is here to stay and nobody is gonna change that no matter what happens next.