{"slug": "openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential", "title": "OpenAI dismisses three safety researchers accused of sharing confidential material", "summary": "OpenAI Group PBC confirmed it dismissed three safety researchers for allegedly sharing confidential material with a third-party AI safety organization, according to The Wall Street Journal. OpenAI said the three were \"parted ways with\" for violating its policies on accessing and handling sensitive information.", "body_md": "# OpenAI dismisses three safety researchers accused of sharing confidential material\n\nBy Duncan RileySource: \n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)\n[OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) Group PBC today confirmed it has dismissed three researchers it says mishandled sensitive company information. According to The Wall Street Journal, the three were safety researchers who allegedly shared confidential material with a third-party [artificial intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) safety organization. “We have parted ways with three individuals for violating our policies on accessing and handling sensitive […]\n\nThe post [OpenAI dismisses three safety researchers accused of sharing confidential material](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/01/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential-material/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-hpvk", "published_at": "2026-10-01 22:31:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-01 23:44:51.249533+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "The Wall Street Journal", "SiliconANGLE", "Duncan Riley"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-dismisses-three-safety-researchers-accused-of-sharing-confidential.jsonld"}}