Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesAn ex-OpenAI employee said the firm is going down the path of the Titanic with its safety decisions.William Saunders warned of the hubris around the safety of the Titanic, which had been deemed "unsinkable."Saunders, who was at OpenAI for 3 years, has been critical of the firm's corporate governance.A former safety employee at OpenAI said the company is following in the footsteps of White Star Line, the company that built the Titanic."I really didn't want to end up working for the Titanic of AI, and so that's why I resigned," said William Saunders, who worked for three years as a member of technical staff on OpenAI's superalignment team.He was speaking on an episode of tech YouTuber Alex Kantrowitz's podcast, released on July 3."During my three years at OpenAI, I would sometimes ask myself a question.