OpenAI alignment hiring (9 roles) exceeds entire independent Lab cohort hiring capacity by 3-5x.

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  "claim": "OpenAI alignment hiring (9 roles) exceeds entire independent Lab cohort hiring capacity by 3-5x.",
  "horizon": "open",
  "section": "Cross-fork observations",
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  "evidence_threshold": "METR + Goodfire + Apollo + Transluce + Eleos + FAR combined active job postings remain <15 at any given time; OpenAI maintains >8 active alignment roles through 2027."
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