OpenAI fires three safety researchers: Korbak, Balesni, Wang
OpenAI has fired three researchers linked to a security incident involving Hugging Face. The firings occurred last week and were reportedly for mishandling confidential information. OpenAI's leadership is planning to sell tickets for an AIE NYC event tomorrow, while applications are still open for the AIE CODE conference in San Francisco.
Key points
- OpenAI fires three researchers linked to a security incident
- Korbak, Balesni, and Wang were fired last week by OpenAI
- The firings occurred after allegations of mishandling confidential information
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Latent Space · 8 October 2026
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