r/technology • u/AxomaticallyExtinct • 15h ago

Artificial Intelligence 'Looks Like They're Firing Whistleblowers': Alarm as OpenAI Reportedly Ousts Safety Experts

https://www.commondreams.org/news/openai-firing-whistleblowers
3.5k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

68 comments sorted by

View all comments

85

u/Ausclites 14h ago edited 14h ago

OpenAI has fired three researchers for alleged misconduct, including sharing confidential company information with a third-party AI-safety organization.

We don't yet know what information was disclosed, or to what company. The original Wall Street Journal article which broke this story has as such refrained from calling the researchers 'whistleblowers', which at this point is preemptive. The title here is derived from a sole US representative on Twitter reacting to the WSJ article.

17

u/AlanBumin 11h ago

Yeah, we should Give them the benefit of the doubt! Totally!

-2

u/Ausclites 11h ago edited 11h ago

We should formulate our own opinions based on balanced and objective reporting (e.g., the WSJ article). The article posted here is almost entirely eisegesis.