20 House Democrats urge OpenAI's Altman to protect safety whistleblowers
11/01/2026 — 11/01, 05:16·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)·In the 2026-11-01 briefing
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- Twenty House Democrats led by Rep. Greg Casar sent a letter dated October 29 to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, asking him to commit not to fire empl…
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On October 29, twenty House Democrats sent a joint letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, led by Representative Greg Casar of Texas. The lawmakers asked Altman to commit to not firing whistleblowers who share safety information, and to maintain a pause on OpenAI's most capable models until independent oversight is in place. As reported by The Next Web, the letter names three dismissed researchers—Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni, and Jasmine Wang—and requests that OpenAI answer eleven sets of questions by November 13. The reporting available so far covers only the letter's demands and deadline; whether OpenAI has responded has not yet been reported.
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Twenty House Democrats led by Texas Representative Greg Casar sent Sam Altman a letter dated 29 October asking him to promise not to fire whistleblowers who share safety information, and to keep the pause on OpenAI's most capable models until independent oversight exists, The Next Web reports. The letter names researchers Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni and Jasmine Wang and demands answers to 11 sets of questions by 13 November.
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