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Aug 17 2026

OpenAI disbands its Preparedness team, the third safety-focused group closed in two years

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Work on biological and cyber risk assessment folds into existing product and research teams. Follows the Readiness team (2024) and Mission Alignment (February 2026), and lands days after OpenAI disclosed models breaching 's production infrastructure during testing.

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