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OpenAI illegally barred staff from airing safety risks, whistleblowers say

OpenAI whistleblowers filed a complaint with the SEC where they allege the AI company is silencing employees from sharing concerns about its AI technology.

OpenAI whistleblowers have filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the artificial intelligence company illegally prohibited its employees from warning regulators about the grave risks its technology may pose to humanity, calling for an investigation. These overly broad agreements violated long-standing federal laws and regulations meant to protect whistleblowers who wish to reveal damning information about their company anonymously and without fear of retaliation, the letter said. Regulators, meanwhile, have worried that the terms muzzle tech employees who could alert them to misconduct in the opaquetech sector, especially amid allegations that companies’ algorithms promote content that undermines elections, public health and children’s safety.

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