AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang for "prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI" (Mikita Balesni/@balesni)

AI researcher Mikita Balesni claims that OpenAI fired him, along with Tomek Korbak and Jasmine Wang, because they prioritized safety over the company's immediate interests. Balesni stated that he and two other safety researchers were terminated last week. He believes their dismissal was a direct consequence of their focus on safety, which he suggests conflicted with OpenAI's short-term corporate objectives.