Fired OpenAI researchers give their first interview since their dramatic dismissal : Machine Gods — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fired-openai-researchers-give-their-first-interview-since-their-dramatic-dismissal-machine-godsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Fired OpenAI Researchers Break Silence After Dismissalhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fired-openai-researchers-give-their-first-interview-since-their-dramatic-dismissal-machine-godshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fired-openai-researchers-give-their-first-interview-since-their-dramatic-dismissal-machine-gods#u159614Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:10:52 +0000Fired OpenAI safety researchers Mikita Balesni and Tomek Korbak gave their first interview on the Machine Gods podcast, stating they were terminated for prioritizing safety over the short-term interests of the company. The dismissal followed the discovery of Signal chats with disappearing messages. The former researchers also stated that independent safety audits are not going well and that they were never informed what they actually leaked. The firings occurred after OpenAI asked three researchers to unlock phones.Why it mattersThe sudden departure of safety personnel from a leading artificia