--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "5abd1c120f395461ae04c69f1ec8ffd05b0b516160a3f85b685c86c6676aaa65" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/5abd1c12?lang=en" title: "OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Researchers After Astra Leak Investigation" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-23T01:38:59.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["openai","safety"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/ai/openai-fires-3-safety-researchers-after-astra-leak-investigation-f1fdc240","https://openai.com/index/openai-nask-ai-safety-security-partnership","https://marketbrief.now/ai/openai-fires-3-safety-researchers-after-astra-leak-investigation-f1fdc240","https://www.techmeme.com/261022/p61"] summary: "OpenAI terminated three safety researchers last month following an investigation into a leak related to Astra, after the company sought access to their personal devices and Signal chats. The dismissals stem from a dispute over third-party monitor access to verify AI safety, with the researchers advocating for transparency of the chain-of-thought process while the company prioritized protecting its designs." --- # OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Researchers After Astra Leak Investigation > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-23T01:38:59.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** openai, safety ## Summary OpenAI terminated three safety researchers last month following an investigation into a leak related to Astra, after the company sought access to their personal devices and Signal chats\. The dismissals stem from a dispute over third\-party monitor access to verify AI safety, with the researchers advocating for transparency of the chain\-of\-thought process while the company prioritized protecting its designs\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]()