Open AI reportedly halted employees from cautioning about security hazards

An informant communication obtained by The Washington Post accuses Open AI of unlawfully limiting workers from reaching out to authorities regarding the dangers their technology might present. The communication was apparently dispatched to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – the bureau responsible for overseeing securities trading – urging the regulators to investigate Open AI.

As per the communication, Open AI purportedly employed illicit non-disclosure contracts to, among other measures, coerce workers to abstain from offering whistle-blowing rewards and mandated them to disclose whether they had engaged with authorities.

Open AI has faced previous backlash for the stringent structure of its non-disclosure contracts, which it indicated it would amend. In a statement given to The Washington Post, Open AI representative Hannah Wong mentioned: “Our informant protocol safeguards employees’ entitlements to make protected disclosures.”

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