Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
2026-10-09 · BBC News
OpenAI fired researchers who say they were canned for caring too much about safety — because apparently at OpenAI, 'prioritizing safety' is a fireable offense. The company claims it was about mishandling sensitive info, which is a convenient excuse when your entire business model is built on mishandling the internet's data. Nothing says 'we take safety seriously' like firing the people who take safety seriously.