Three firings and a fourth departure shake up OpenAI's safety team
The Decoder · rss · 2026-10-02
Citing the Wall Street Journal, The Decoder reports that OpenAI has fired three researchers who allegedly leaked confidential information to an outside AI safety organization. A fourth team member also departed, deepening recent turmoil in OpenAI's safety team and underscoring tensions between its safety research and company direction.
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