WSJ: OpenAI fired three safety researchers a week after phone-unlock leak investigation
KateClarkTweets · x · 2026-10-23
WSJ reporters (Keach Hagey, with Zeff Max and Berber Jin) report that last month OpenAI summoned three outspoken safety researchers and asked them to unlock their personal phones, as part of a leak investigation into The Information's story about Astra's use of opaque architectures. A week later, all three were fired at 2 p.m.
The piece examines the broader battle over how much AI companies should share with third-party monitors like METR and Redwood to ensure AI safety.
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