OpenAI fires three safety researchers, who say the reasons given were pretextual
Original titleOpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers
OpenAI parted ways with three safety researchers, Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang, citing violations of policies on handling sensitive information.
The fired employees say they were fired for safety advocacy and that the stated reasons were pretextual, and they called for third-party safety audits and preserved monitorability of frontier models.
OpenAI says the firings were not about safety concerns and cites a significant breach of trust, without giving details.
The post lays out each side's stated reasons, the company's response, and the reasoning behind skepticism, which helps readers weigh a contested firing and its effect on AI safety work.
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