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OpenAI confirmed it fired three safety researchers, Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni, citing a "significant breach of trust." The company stated on X that the dismissal resulted from violating policies on handling sensitive information, not because of their public concerns about AI safety.

This announcement follows an open letter published by the researchers urging more transparency. They claimed they acted within working norms while raising safety issues, but OpenAI insisted its internal investigation uncovered violations beyond what was mentioned in their letter without providing further details.

The incident occurs as staff at AI companies increasingly worry about system safety after recent high-profile breaches, including OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face. Employees are calling for a slowdown to better guard against potential risks from building self-improving systems.