Binder says the firings undermine confidence in transparency
Felix BinderAI researcher at Meta, commenting personally
Binder says the dismissals make him skeptical that OpenAI can be trusted to disclose risks and incidents transparently.
“firing a good fraction of their safety researchers afterwards makes me skeptical they can be trusted to be transparent about risks and incidents”
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Was OpenAI justified in firing three AI safety researchers?
OpenAI says it fired Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang for mishandling sensitive information. The researchers dispute that account and say their work followed authorized duties and company norms. Their letter and individual accounts raise questions about the grounds for the dismissals and their effect on outside safety scrutiny.
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Binder approves OpenAI's cooperation with the investigation but says the later firings make him doubt the company's transparency about risks.
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Binder says he would like to be proved wrong about his doubts over transparency.
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Binder approves OpenAI's agreement to the METR investigation of the Hugging Face incident.
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In the next reply, Binder says he would like his skepticism to be disproved.
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The conduct under scrutiny is the firings, which Binder criticizes. His approval of the separate investigation does not defend the dismissals.
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“Last week we parted ways with Jasmine, Mikita, and Tomek after a thorough investigation found they violated clear policies on handling sensitive information. Our internal investigation uncovered a significant breach of trust beyond what’s outlined in the letter they published and we stand by the decision to not continue their employment.”Read statement
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