OpenAI gets in public fight with three safety researchers it fired | The Independent
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ChatGPT maker accused of firing staff for ‘prioritising safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation’
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has opened a public disagreement with three of its former safety researchers.
The three researchers – Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni – published a letter arguing that their abrupt firing could create uncertainty among remaining employees and undermine the culture that previously allowed researchers to raise safety concerns. "I believe we were fired for prioritising safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation," Mr Balesni said in an
post that accompanied the letter.
maker has now publicly hit back at the three, accusing them of a “significant breach of trust” but not explicitly saying what it was. “We generally keep individual employment matters private and don't believe a back and forth would be productive or lead to a resolution, but we want to address the points they raised in their letter directly,” OpenAI said in an X post.
It claimed that their dismissal was not related to raising safety concerns or speaking out. “We have not and do not terminate any of our employees for raising concerns,” it said, claiming that it encourages “spirited and highly critical” discussions of the safety of its products.
Instead, it claimed that a “thorough investigation” had found the three “violated clear policies on handling sensitive information”. “Our internal investigation uncovered a significant breach of trust beyond what’s outlined in the letter they published and we stand by