OpenAI says it has fired three researchers for violating sensitive information policy

OpenAI said it fired three researchers after an internal investigation found they violated policies for handling sensitive information. The company announced the terminations in a post on X on Friday, involving Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni. The decision came after the dismissed researchers published a letter describing the circumstances of their exit and raising concerns about how the situation was handled. OpenAI said its investigation uncovered a “significant breach of trust” beyond what was described in the letter, and said it supports the choice to end their employment. The researchers claimed they were not the source of a recent Reuters article? (not included) regarding security concerns about OpenAI’s latest model, published by The Information. OpenAI responded that it does not terminate employees for raising safety concerns, and said safety debates are encouraged.