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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelvin Chan

OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks

APTOPIX Open AI Conference - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

OpenAI said on Friday that it fired three safety researchers for a “breach of trust," defending the dismissals after the trio accused the company of putting its corporate interests before safety as the reason for removing them.

The ChatGPT maker said in a post on X that it “parted ways” with the researchers after an investigation found “they violated clear policies on handling sensitive information.”

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