[OpenAI Ethics Lead Resigns After Less Than a Year, Company Temporarily Without Dedicated AI Ethics Officer] According to India Today, OpenAI's artificial intelligence ethics lead Chloé Bakalar resigned last month after serving for less than a year. Following her departure, the company currently does not have a dedicated AI ethics officer position. The report states that Bakalar was OpenAI's only full-time ethicist, and no successor has been named yet. Bakalar joined OpenAI in August 2025 from Meta, where she was responsible for AI ethics projects and had also taught at multiple universities.