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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

US financial watchdog urged to investigate NDAs at OpenAI

The OpenAI logo on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model
The whistleblowers claim OpenAI’s employment contracts, severance agreements and non-disclosure agreements violate SEC rules. Photograph: Michael Dwyer/AP

OpenAI whistleblowers have urged the US financial watchdog to investigate non-disclosure agreements at the startup after claiming the contracts included restrictions such as requiring employees to seek permission before contacting regulators.

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) typically bar an employee from sharing company information with outside parties but a group of whistleblowers are arguing that OpenAI’s agreements could have led to workers being punished for raising concerns about the company to federal authorities.

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