Tim Queen
Role at the time: Content-marketing and business-strategy consultant
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Queen defends OpenAI's authority to control confidential information and argues that safety researchers must follow their employer's rules.
“You work for OpenAI. OpenAI decides what confidential information you can share with outside parties.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Tim Queen defends OpenAI's control of confidential information · Tim QueenExpanded original reply to Korbak, especially the paragraph on company control of confidential information.
Queen argues that safety researchers remain subject to employer confidentiality rules. He gives his own assessment of Korbak's conduct and role.
Why we used this label
The conduct under scrutiny is the firings. Queen defends the employer's decision through confidentiality and employment obligations.