OpenAI has fired three researchers, Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni, for sharing confidential information with a third-party organization focused on AI safety. These dismissals, which occurred around October 1, 2026, followed internal investigations that found violations of protocols for handling sensitive data. The company stated that the firings are not related to whistleblowing on safety concerns, but solely to unauthorized disclosure of information. All three researchers had previously voiced public concerns about AI risks, with Mikita Balesni notably estimating a greater than 10% chance of human extinction caused by AI.
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