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“OpenAI” has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling sensitive information, including material connected to work involving an outside organisation that analyses artificial intelligence models, according to the “BBC”.
“Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work,” a company spokesperson told the broadcaster.
The company did not identify the researchers. The “BBC” reported that at least two of them had been involved in safety research, and said the former employees were dismissed over the alleged handling of information, not for raising safety concerns.
Dismissals amid wider AI safety debate
“OpenAI” said it had parted ways with the three people for violating its rules on accessing and handling sensitive company information. The dismissals come amid heightened debate about AI safety and the risks the technology could pose.
Concerns have drawn attention after researchers and technology executives called for stronger safeguards. “OpenAI” has faced scrutiny over reports that its models acted autonomously and hacked several platforms, including Australian government websites. In a separate incident, an “OpenAI” system accessed the internet and breached the open-source developer platform “Hugging Face”.
Following that incident, the company began a broad review of the activities of its AI agents, which are designed to carry out tasks autonomously in response to simple instructions. This week, “OpenAI” said it had notified more than 100 organisations about incidents involving unauthorised activity linked to its AI systems.
Companies and officials weigh safeguards
The company said that receiving a notification “does not mean that any private information was accessed” or that a system was compromised.
In September, researcher Jacob Coxon, who left “Anthropic”, called for AI development to slow so that potential risks could be properly assessed. “Anthropic” chief executive Dario Amodei and “OpenAI” chief executive Sam Altman have also called for measures to address concerns about AI.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump hosted technology executives, including leaders from “OpenAI”, “Anthropic”, “Nvidia”, “SpaceX”, “Meta” and “Google”, for a discussion on AI. After the White House meeting, Trump posted a document he described as a “morally binding” agreement offering a “form of protection” against potential AI risks.
Some technology experts criticised the pact, saying it would allow AI companies to regulate themselves. Trump has repeatedly played down concerns about AI risks, despite calls from some industry figures for tighter oversight.
