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Why it matters
OpenAI fires three safety researchers following Hugging Face hack probe
The Decoder OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse
OpenAI dismissed three safety researchers for allegedly violating data policies, prompting the former employees to warn of a chilling effect on the company's safety culture.
Why it matters
It signals ongoing internal tension over safety and corporate governance at the most prominent AI lab, which could impact public trust in the technology.
Latest brief · Oct 19, 2026