Fired OpenAI Safety Researchers Publish Open Letter Over Dismissals

9 Oct 2026, 12:40 am · 4h ago · 1 min read · OfficeChai

Three safety researchers recently dismissed by OpenAI have published an open letter addressed to the company's safety oversight bodies. In the letter, the former employees allege that their terminations were directly tied to prioritizing artificial intelligence safety risks over OpenAI's near-term commercial interests. The public statement comes amid escalating global scrutiny regarding OpenAI’s corporate governance, structural shifts toward rapid commercialization, and the balance between product deployment and safety alignment. The researchers have urged OpenAI’s board and safety committees to enforce stricter oversight and protect internal dissent on frontier AI development risks.