# Three fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were never told what they actually leaked

**Published:** October 24, 2026
**Author:** Manuel Uth
**Source:** The Decoder
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/three-fired-openai-safety-researchers-say-they-were-never-told-what-they

The three OpenAI safety researchers who were fired, Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni, and Jasmine Wang, are publicly pushing back against allegations from their former employer. They deny sharing confidential information and see a connection to their advocacy for AI systems that are…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI

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