OpenAI Researcher Quits, Alleging Economic Research Is Being Soft-Pedaled
Update: 2025-12-23
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Today on Neural Newscast: a report says OpenAI is becoming more selective about publishing research that could make AI look economically harmful, prompting at least two resignations from its economics research team.
- 🧾 Why an OpenAI researcher said the team was starting to feel like a propaganda arm
- 🏢 How OpenAI’s shift from open research roots to a for-profit structure changes incentives
- 📉 The stakes of studying AI’s impact on jobs, productivity, and public trust
- 🗣️ What an internal memo reportedly said about building solutions instead of publishing hard findings
- 🧠How this echoes earlier departures from safety-focused teams and researchers
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