# Former OpenAI staff say they were fired for raising safety concerns

https://mins.news/en/item/92993

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-09 10:39 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/9/ex-openai-staff-say-they-were-fired-for-raising-safety-concerns?traffic_source=rss

> Three former OpenAI researchers say they were dismissed for trying to ensure AI safety and warned in an open letter that the move could make colleagues afraid to speak up. OpenAI said the firings followed a significant breach of trust involving mishandled company information, not the raising of safety concerns.

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