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OpenAI is standing firm on its decision to fire three safety researchers after an investigation found they committed \u201ca significant breach of trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a post<\/a> on X on Friday, the company said Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita \u2060Balesni were dismissed for violating \u201cclear policies on handling sensitive information.\u201d It insisted the decision was not about the trio speaking out about the company and their concerns about AI safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The post is a direct response to an open letter<\/a> the researchers published on Thursday urging OpenAI to be more transparent about the decision. In it and a series<\/a> of social<\/a> media<\/a> posts, the group said they believed they were fired for raising safety concerns and had \u201cacted in line with OpenAI\u2019s mission and within the working norms of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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OpenAI said an internal investigation uncovered breaches \u201cbeyond what\u2019s outlined in the letter,\u201d but did not provide details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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