Theme Map

The most common concerns cited by researchers departing AI companies, weighted by evidence-linked departure count. Alleged and contextual records are excluded; a person can appear under multiple concerns.

Safety Deprioritization(18)Team Dissolution(15)↓Inadequate Oversight(14)Lack of Transparency(14)Alignment Research Gaps(12)Ethical AI Research Suppression(11)↓AGI Risk Underestimation(9)↓Whistleblower Retaliation(8)↓Military Applications(4)↓Competitive Race Dynamics(3)↑Rushed Deployment(3)Copyright and Data Ethics(2)↓Workforce Displacement(2)↑Concentration of Power(1)↓

Concern Breakdown

Safety Deprioritization
Stable18 profiles
Companies: OpenAI (12), Anthropic (3), Twitter (2), Google (1)
Team Dissolution
Decreasing15 profiles
Companies: OpenAI (8), Google (4), Twitter (2), Meta (1)
Inadequate Oversight
Stable14 profiles
Companies: OpenAI (7), Google (3), Twitter (2), Meta (1), Anthropic (1)
Lack of Transparency
Stable14 profiles
Companies: Google (6), OpenAI (5), Meta (1), Stability AI (1), Anthropic (1)
Alignment Research Gaps