OpenAI defends decision to fire researchers: 'These decisions were not about raising safety concerns or speaking out'
2026-10-09 · Tech
OpenAI fired three safety researchers for a 'significant breach of trust' and wants everyone to know it definitely wasn't about them raising safety concerns. Because nothing says 'we value safety' like firing safety researchers and then issuing a press release about how it's totally fine. The company that promises to save humanity from AI keeps having trouble not firing the people trying to make that happen.