3 Fired OpenAI Employees Write Plea for Chain of Thought Monitoring to Be Preserved

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What happened

OpenAI fired them, but says it agrees with their recommendations.

Key facts

  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:19:48 UTC.

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  3. 3 Fired OpenAI Employees Write Plea for Chain of Thought Monitoring to Be Preserved

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