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OpenAI fires three staff over AI-safety group leaks

Original: OpenAI fired three employees for sharing information with a third-party AI-safety organization. One of the employees was

OpenAI has dismissed three employees for sharing information with a third-party AI-safety organization. One of those fired was on the company's safety team and served as the technical contact for Redwood Research and METR's investigation of the Hugging Face incident. Observers are criticizing the move, arguing it penalizes employees for cooperating with independent safety researchers and raises questions about OpenAI's commitment to external oversight.

Why now: The firings fuel ongoing concerns that OpenAI punishes internal dissent and limits independent safety scrutiny.

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