OpenAI has responded to a public letter from three former employees — Jasmine, Mikita, and Tomek — by saying their departures were tied to violations of the company’s rules on handling sensitive information, not retaliation for raising safety concerns. In a statement from the company’s head of research, OpenAI said it conducted a full investigation and found that the three had broken clear policies. The company also said its internal review uncovered serious breaches of trust that went beyond what was described in the public letter, leading it to terminate their employment last week and stand by that decision.
OpenAI said the action was not related to the employees expressing safety concerns publicly or internally. The company described its internal culture as one where sharp and critical debates on safety and research take place every day, and said staff are encouraged to question decisions. It added that employees are not fired for raising concerns and that good-faith mistakes are treated with tolerance. On the safety issues raised in the letter, OpenAI said it is finalizing a contract with a third-party safety evaluation organization and expects to share details in the coming weeks. The company also said outside evaluators will be included in its safety work and that monitoring frontier models remains a long-term research priority requiring industry-wide investment.
OpenAI’s head of research issued a statement responding to a public letter from three former employees, Jasmine, Mikita, and Tomek, saying the company terminated them after a full investigation found they had violated clear policies governing the handling of sensitive information.
OpenAI said its internal review also uncovered serious breaches of trust that went beyond what was disclosed in the public letter. Based on those findings, the company said it ended the employment of all three last week and is maintaining that decision.
The company said the move was not taken because the former employees raised safety concerns or expressed their views publicly. OpenAI added that its teams engage in intense and critical discussions on safety and research every day, and that employees are encouraged to challenge ideas. It said workers would not be dismissed for raising concerns, and that good-faith mistakes are met with tolerance.
Addressing the safety issues mentioned in the public letter, OpenAI said it is finalizing a contract with a third-party safety evaluation organization and expects to release details in the coming weeks. The company also said external evaluators will be brought into its safety work.
OpenAI added that it agrees that maintaining the monitorability of frontier models will require broad industry commitment. It said this area has long been one of its research priorities and that it will continue to devote significant resources to it.
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