San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - OpenAI announced the dismissal of three researchers for mishandling "sensitive information" and violating its policies, including working with a third party that evaluates artificial intelligence models.

Published on: 02/10/2026 - 08:02

The company that created the “GPT Chat” program did not disclose their identities, but at least two of them worked in the field of safety and compliance, according to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

"We have terminated the work of three people," OpenAI told AFP in a statement.

She added, "Our investigation found that they mishandled sensitive information outside the company's approved procedures, violating our policies and breaching the trust that is fundamental to our work."

This dismissal comes amid a heated debate regarding the safety of artificial intelligence and whether this technology poses an existential threat to humanity.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the employees fired by OpenAI were Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Palesny.

In recent weeks, the three employees have repeatedly written posts on the X platform regarding artificial intelligence safety.

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