OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company ^2.1%

WIRED - By Maxwell Zeff - 7/7/2026, 9:28 PM

Negativity Bias 30.1% - Unattributed Quote 15.7% - Anecdotal 12.8%

OpenAI’s chief futurist, Joshua Achiam, notified colleagues on Tuesday that he is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years, WIRED has learned. Achiam, who previously led a team tasked with upholding the organization’s nonprofit mission , told OpenAI staff that his departure was not motivated by any specific reason,... more