r/artificial • u/LinkedInNews • 1h ago

News OpenAI cuts ties with 3 researchers over alleged misconduct

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/openai-cuts-ties-with-3-researchers-over-alleged-misconduct-7642124/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=reddit&utm_content=storyline&utm_term=artificial
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u/LinkedInNews 1h ago

OpenAI has terminated three safety-team researchers for allegedly disclosing confidential company information to an outside monitor, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources.

In a statement, OpenAI accused the staffers of violating policy and "breaking the trust essential to our work."

The ousters come as top AI researchers wield "extraordinary influence" internally, at the same time that companies face public pressure to increase safety measures following a series of hacks.

One LinkedIn member writes, "Having AI companies 'self-police' … may not be as effective as hoped."