Given the sums of money involved, it's hard for me to take these highly publicized heroic resignations at face value.
Shouldn't it be just the opposite? He could make a large sum of money if he continues to work at OpenAI?
Recall that when Daniel Kokotajlo resigned, he believed he was giving up his equity under the terms of the agreement he had signed. That’s what it was worth to him to avoid signing a non-disparagement agreement. Does that count for anything?
Don't work at a lab: dismissible for not knowing anything
Do work at a lab: dismissible for being conflicted
Used to work at a lab: dismissible for having ulterior motives
I'm feeling safer already!