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OpenAI parts ways with 3 researchers it says mishandled sensitive information

OpenAI has parted ways with three employees who the company says violated its policies for handling sensitive company information.

"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work," an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News.

The company added that its probe uncovered a pattern of misconduct in how individuals with access to confidential data handled company research.

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