OpenAI's Head of Safety Johannes Heidecke departs as company integrates research and safety teams

According to Wired, Johannes Heidecke departed from OpenAI's safety leadership role as the company integrates its research and safety teams into a unified structure. The departure coincides with broader leadership instability at OpenAI during the period following the release of GPT-5.6.

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