OpenAI defends firing three safety researchers, citing a breach of trust

OpenAI defended its decision to fire three safety researchers, Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni, saying they committed a "significant breach of trust." The company said the dismissals were not about the researchers raising safety concerns, though it agreed with the letter they sent to board members and safety committees about preserving the monitorability of frontier models.