AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek
AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang for "prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI"
TL;DRThree OpenAI safety researchers claim they were fired for prioritizing safety over profits.
Why it matters: Raises questions about OpenAI's commitment to AI safety versus commercial pressures as the company scales.
AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang for “prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI” — Two other safety researchers and I were fired from OpenAI last week. We wrote this letter to leadership. I believe we were fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation.
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