"OpenAI is reorganizing its Model Behavior team, a small but influential group of researchers that shape how the company's AI models interact with people, TechCrunch has learned. In an August memo to staff seen by TechCrunch, OpenAI's Chief Research Officer Mark Chen said the Model Behavior team - which consists of roughly 14 researchers - would be joining the Post Training team, a larger research group responsible for improving the company's AI models after their initial pre-training."
"In the memo to staff, Chen said that now is the time to bring the work of OpenAI's Model Behavior team closer to core model development. By doing so, the company is signaling that the "personality" of its AI is now considered a critical factor in how the technology evolves. In recent months, OpenAI has faced increased scrutiny over the behavior of its AI models."
OpenAI moved the Model Behavior team into the Post Training group, consolidating roughly 14 researchers under Post Training lead Max Schwarzer. Joanne Jang is leaving the team to create OAI Labs, a new research group focused on inventing and prototyping interfaces for human–AI collaboration. The Model Behavior team shapes model personality, reduces sycophancy, addresses political bias, and helped define the company stance on AI consciousness. The reorganization integrates behavioral and personality work with core model development, signaling that model temperament is a critical dimension as the technology evolves. Recent user objections to GPT-5 personality changes triggered adjustments to model access.
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