Mikita Balesni says he and two fellow safety researchers were fired from OpenAI last week: “I believe we were fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation.”

Published 9 Oct 2026 · 07:38 UTC

Mikita Balesni ↗ · Source dated 8 Oct 2026

Mikita Balesni says he and two fellow safety researchers were fired from OpenAI last week: “I believe we were fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation.” · ournews.ai