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OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse

OpenAI fired three safety researchers who had helped investigate the Hugging Face hack, and the researchers said in an open letter that the firings are scaring remaining staff and eroding OpenAI's safety culture. OpenAI claims the three violated policies but has not said how. The dispute adds to an ongoing safety crisis at the company, according to The Decoder.

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OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse
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By Matthias BastianSource:

The Decoder OpenAI fired three safety researchers who helped investigate the Hugging Face hack. In an open letter, they warn that the firings are scaring remaining staff and eroding safety culture. OpenAI claims they violated policies but won't say how.

The article OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse appeared first on The Decoder.

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