OpenAI fires three safety researchers over 'accessing sensitive company information'

AccBalanced · x · 2026-10-02

OpenAI has terminated three safety researchers for "violating our policies on accessing and handling sensitive company information."

Commentator AccBalanced argues the most consequential governance roles in tech are still held by research labs that utterly lack the executive and professional experience to prioritize, staff, and resource them appropriately.

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