Three Fired OpenAI Safety Researchers Deny Leaking Confidential Information
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Three OpenAI safety researchers, Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni, and Jasmine Wang, were fired by the company on suspicion of leaking sensitive information. According to a report by The Decoder on October 24, 2026, the three said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that they denied sharing confidential information, and that the company never told them what specifically they were accused of leaking. The report so far only covers the three researchers' response to the reasons for their dismissal; OpenAI has provided no official further explanation of the details of the allegations, and the situation is still developing.
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- The DecoderThree fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were never told what they actually leaked
Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang, three OpenAI safety researchers fired over allegedly leaking sensitive information, denied sharing confidential information in a Wall Street Journal interview and said they were never told what exactly they were alleged to have leaked.
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