---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "05c4b1c7c8ffde82de51706017d2cba9931f1b20421febf93163f520daa22ecf"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/05c4b1c7?lang=en"
title: "AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang for \"prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI\" (Mikita Balesni/@balesni)"
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-10-08T23:01:29.000Z"
category: "Industry"
topics: ["openai","safety"]
source_urls: ["https://www.techmeme.com/261008/p49"]
summary: "AI researcher Mikita Balesni believes he, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang were fired from OpenAI for prioritizing safety over the company's near-term interests."
---

# AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang for "prioritizing safety over the near\-term interests of OpenAI" \(Mikita Balesni/@balesni\)

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/05c4b1c7?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-08T23:01:29.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** openai, safety

## Summary

AI researcher Mikita Balesni believes he, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang were fired from OpenAI for prioritizing safety over the company's near\-term interests\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261008/p49>)