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• Three fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were never told what they actually leaked, per The Decoder

  The Decoder reports that Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni, and Jasmine Wang are pushing back on OpenAI’s leak allegations after being fired, denying they shared confidential information and saying OpenAI never told them in writing which material they allegedly mishandled.

  Reported by The DecoderPublished newsOct 24Source: The DecoderPart of OpenAI
• A judge dismisses Ann Altman's sexual abuse lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with prejudice, per The Verge

  US District Judge Zachary Bluestone on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year accusing her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, of sexually abusing her during her childhood, The Verge reports. The judge wrote that she had failed to appear for an independent medical examination, and the case was dismissed with prejudice, so it cannot be refiled.

  Reported by The VergePublished newsOct 20Source: The VergePart of OpenAI
• 20+ leading AI researchers warn automated AI research poses extreme risks, per The Decoder

  The Decoder reports more than 20 AI researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio and OpenAI research lead Jakub Pachocki, warn of an impending intelligence explosion from self-improving AI that could soon automate all AI research.

  Reported by The DecoderPublished newsSep 28Source: The DecoderPart of OpenAI

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