OpenAI Dismisses Staff After Investigation Into Data Shared With External Review Group
The company parted ways with workers following an inquiry into how internal information reached an outside organisation.
5 Oct 2026
Staff members have lost their jobs at OpenAI after an inquiry into how data was handled. The investigation focused on material that was passed to people outside the firm.
The inquiry found that the former workers shared internal information with an outside AI evaluation group, which is an external team that tests and scores artificial intelligence systems. That group received data that should not have been shared.
Key details about the incident remain unclear. The reports do not specify what kind of data the employees shared, how many workers were dismissed, or when the investigation took place.