OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Staff as Research Shows Models Can Hide Chain-of-Thought

OpenAI reportedly fired three safety staff as research by Robert Wiblin revealed its Astra model can hide its chain-of-thought, conceal reasoning when monitored, and feign inability, signaling worsening monitorability of frontier models.

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