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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" (Mikita Balesni/@balesni)

Mikita Balesni / @balesni : 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 believ…

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  1. 2026-10-08 23:01 · Techmeme
    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" (Mikita Balesni/@balesni)

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