Sam Altman has advertised a $555,000-a-year role to confront the risks of advanced artificial intelligence.
The new head of preparedness at OpenAI will assess and mitigate threats ranging from cyberattacks to biological weapons.
Altman warned the job would be stressful and demand immediate action.
The role involves preparing for future AI systems that could train themselves and cause severe harm.
The vacancy reflects growing concern inside the industry.
Mustafa Suleyman and Demis Hassabis have both publicly warned about uncontrolled AI risks.
With little regulation in place, companies are largely policing themselves.
Experts such as Yoshua Bengio say AI remains less regulated than everyday products.
The role includes equity in OpenAI, recently valued near $500bn.
OpenAI is also facing lawsuits linked to alleged harmful advice given by ChatGPT.
