OpenAI says it fired three safety researchers over sensitive data breach, not for speaking up
OpenAINewsroom · x · 2026-10-09
OpenAI's research leadership responded to the dismissal of Jasmine, Mikita, and Tomek and their public letter:
- An internal investigation found a significant breach of trust beyond what the letter described, tied to violations of clear policies on handling sensitive information. The company stands by the decision.
- It insists the firings were not about raising safety concerns, which it says are actively encouraged internally.
- Contracts with third-party safety assessors are being finalized, with details to be announced in coming weeks.
- OpenAI agrees that preserving frontier model monitorability requires an industry-wide commitment and cites its own monitorability research and open-sourced evals.
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