Researcher says lab's OpenAI API access revoked right after telling everyone to chill about new model
xuanalogue · x · 2026-09-03
Researcher xuanalogue reports that his lab's OpenAI API access was revoked shortly after he tweeted urging people to calm down about OpenAI's new model. He says he has submitted an appeal and believes no usage policies were violated, joking that the timing suggests his commentary triggered the ban. No evidence confirms causation, but the episode raises questions about transparency of OpenAI's enforcement.
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