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OpenAI Defends Firing Three AI Safety Researchers Over Alleged Breach of Trust
The Indian Express1h
THE BRIEF
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OpenAI defended its decision to fire AI safety researchers Mikita Balesni, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang, citing a significant breach of trust.
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The researchers stated they were told verbally they were fired over communications with the safety organization METR during an investigation into an OpenAI-linked Hugging Face hacking incident.
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The trio warned in a letter to the safety committee that internal communications have made colleagues afraid to speak up and collaborate with independent experts.