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Fields Medalist who published a paper on AI-driven human extinction now works for OpenAI

Newly awarded Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman is leaving the University of Toronto to join OpenAI and work on AI safety. In a recent paper, he analyzes scenarios where AI could contribute to human extinction and calls for far more investment in safety research. The article Fields Medalist who published a paper on AI-driven human extinction now works for OpenAI appeared first on The Decoder .

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Published: 8 August 2026
Source: The Decoder
Category: News
Topics: Safety & alignment · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 9 August 2026

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ethics.ai (8 August 2026), “Fields Medalist who published a paper on AI-driven human extinction now works for OpenAI,” evidence record 17741, https://ethics.ai/record/17741 (originally published by The Decoder).

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