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summary: "Fired OpenAI researchers Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni urged the company board to halt development of models with hard-to-monitor reasoning in a letter sent on Wednesday. The former safety researchers argued that OpenAI and industry rivals should stop pursuing such models, claiming their dismissals on Oct. 1 created a chilling atmosphere for remaining employees. OpenAI terminated the three employees after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive data, a decision the company says was unrelated to safety concerns."
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# Fired OpenAI Researchers Urge Board to Halt Hard\-to\-Monitor AI

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**Published:** 2026-10-07T23:40:23.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** openai, safety

## Summary

Fired OpenAI researchers Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni urged the company board to halt development of models with hard\-to\-monitor reasoning in a letter sent on Wednesday\. The former safety researchers argued that OpenAI and industry rivals should stop pursuing such models, claiming their dismissals on Oct\. 1 created a chilling atmosphere for remaining employees\. OpenAI terminated the three employees after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive data, a decision the company says was unrelated to safety concerns\.

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- [Story source](<https://x.com/ZeffMax/status/2107977841673711891>)
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- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Hesamation/status/2107974592706785668>)
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- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/jachiam0/status/2105698776879100225>)
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- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2105703973453791519>)