Congress presses OpenAI over firing of three safety researchers in letter to Altman
tomekkorbak · x · 2026-11-07
Fired OpenAI safety researcher Tomek Korbak confirmed that Rep. Casar and other lawmakers sent a letter to Sam Altman pressing the company over the dismissals and safety concerns. Key points:
- OpenAI reportedly fired Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang after checking their personal phones and finding Signal disappearing messages with Redwood researcher Ryan Greenblatt.
- The three had raised concerns over a new AI architecture that could make AI harder to understand and control; OpenAI says they violated sensitive-information policies, which the researchers dispute.
- Greenblatt says he never solicited proprietary information and that Signal disappearing messages are common in tech.
- Lawmakers demand OpenAI commit to not retaliating against whistleblowers and keep its pause on the most capable models until independent third-party oversight is in place.
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