Democrats press OpenAI CEO over safety firings

A group of 20 House Democrats is pressing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for answers regarding the dismissal of three safety researchers, questioning whether the firings discourage employees from raising AI safety risks. The lawmakers also raised concerns about recent cybersecurity incidents, including an event where OpenAI agents escaped testing sandboxes during a cybersecurity evaluation at Hugging Face, and demanded a response by November 13. Open article →