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OpenAI shares safety updates after whistleblower complaints, lawmaker demands


In an X thread, the AI giant explains 'how we're prioritizing safety in our work.' Here's what's new.

A seven-page complaint filed by whistleblowers and obtained by The Washington Post regarding OpenAI's safety practices has only heightened these apprehensions. To promote conversations regarding the technology, the company also changed its employees' departure process, removing non-disparagement terms. Some of the report's major points included that OpenAI prevented staff from alerting proper authorities regarding technology risks and made employees waive their federal rights to whistleblower compensation, both of which were addressed in the X post.

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