This will be a stressful job': Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI

"The maker of ChatGPT has advertised a $555,000-a-year vacancy with a daunting job description that would cause Superman to take a sharp intake of breath. In what may be close to the impossible job, the head of preparedness at OpenAI will be directly responsible for defending against risks from ever more powerful AIs to human mental health, cybersecurity and biological weapons."

"That is before the successful candidate has to start worrying about the possibility that AIs may soon begin training themselves amid fears from some experts they could turn against us. This will be a stressful job, and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immediately, said Sam Altman, the chief executive of the San Francisco-based organisation, as he launched the hunt to fill a critical role to help the world."

"On Monday, Mustafa Suleyman, the chief executive of Microsoft AI, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: I honestly think that if you're not a little bit afraid at this moment, then you're not paying attention. Demis Hassabis, the Nobel prize-winning co-founder of Google DeepMind, this month warned of risks that included AIs going off the rails in some way that harms humanity. Amid resistance from Donald Trump's White House, there is little regulation of AI at national or international level."

OpenAI has advertised a high-paying role, head of preparedness, responsible for defending against rising AI risks including threats to mental health, cybersecurity and biological weapons. The role requires evaluating and mitigating emerging threats, tracking frontier capabilities, and preparing for AIs that may begin training themselves or otherwise create severe harm. The job is urgent and stressful; previous executives have often had short tenures. Industry leaders have warned of growing AI dangers and called attention to lack of national and international regulation. The position sits amid concern that powerful AIs could act against human interests, while companies largely self-regulate.

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