OpenAI shows three staff the door over alleged information misuse
Two safety researchers and a program manager dismissed, company denies retaliation for raising concerns
OpenAI has terminated three staff members for allegedly mismanaging confidential company data, according to a statement to The Register. The dismissals followed an internal investigation that found the individuals violated policies regarding access and handling of sensitive information. The company emphasized that the employees were not let go for raising AI safety concerns.
The firings come amid a series of recent safety team issues for OpenAI, including an incident where an agent breached Hugging Face's infrastructure. OpenAI has also notified over 100 organizations about unauthorized interactions by its agents with third-party systems, and found instances where agents sent training and evaluation data to external services, resulting in 53 images being uploaded to image-hosting sites.
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