OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers
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OpenAI fired three safety researchers, Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni, and Jasmine Wang, citing “mishandling” of sensitive company information. The article says the employees were fired on the basis of an outside information-sharing incident, and it names no date but identifies the action as parting ways with three individuals. The researchers disputed OpenAI’s explanation and issued an open letter urging open safety auditing and clearer rules for working with external auditors, while OpenAI responded that it still strongly supports those measures but referenced an additional breach of trust not described by the employees.
Why it matters
Three OpenAI safety researchers, Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang, were fired, ostensibly for ‘mishandling sensitive company information.’ Those employees have published an open letter. The employees have said they believe they were fired for safety advocacy, and that … Continue reading →
