9 October 2026

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers publish letter disputing their dismissals

First reported

TechCrunch ran this on 8 October, a day before the other 2 sources picked it up.

Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni, three safety researchers at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, were dismissed for allegedly sharing sensitive information.
OpenAI says they mishandled confidential information outside company procedures, while the researchers deny leaking and say they acted within the norms of the time.
In an open letter, they warn the firings could make employees afraid to raise safety concerns and urge OpenAI to keep its commitments to outside safety auditors.

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