"Up until June this year Habryn was living what many would call the American dream. She had a job at ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Her pay was comfortably in the six-figures, and she owned a house in San Francisco, the first city she had ever lived in which felt like home. Her six-year old daughter, Steffi, was enjoying school and her wife, Eden, was thriving in her career as an artist."
"My wife was traveling on the East Coast and I was home with Steffi. And something about that particular night, I was awake worrying about things which was not uncommon, and I just got to the point of: It's time to go, I can't just stay here and do nothing, but doing anything comes with such terrible risks for me because of my status."
Miki Habryn left her job at OpenAI and moved from San Francisco to Stockholm with her wife and six-year-old daughter to prioritize stability and schooling. She had previously earned a six-figure salary, lived in a house she considered home, and worked among leading AI researchers. Growing concern about the direction of U.S. politics after President Trump's return to office prompted the family to relocate. Habryn, born in Poland and raised in Australia, decided one March night that staying posed unacceptable risks tied to her status. The family hopes to remain in Sweden indefinitely for safety and continuity for their child.
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