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Fired OpenAI safety researchers publish letter rebutting misconduct claims

Letter warns dismissals chill internal safety culture

4 Oct 8 4:04 PM · 6d ago · 3 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 4 of 4

The researchers said abrupt, unclear terminations are making colleagues afraid to speak up and collaborate with outside experts, calling that freedom an essential safety mechanism.

Letter warns dismissals chill internal safety culture
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“Terminations such as ours, executed and communicated so abruptly, are chilling the open culture OpenAI has prized in the past.”

Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni

Jasmine Wang Fired OpenAI safety researcherTomek Korbak Fired OpenAI safety researcherMikita Balesni Fired OpenAI safety researcherOpenAI AI developer, employer of the fired researchers

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 1 outlet Exclusive | Fired OpenAI Researchers Ask Company to Preserve Visibility Into AI Reasoning

    first by WSJ, 6d ago

  2. 1 outlet Fired OpenAI employees raise concerns over AI safety, monitoring

    first by Fox News, 6d ago

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