Whistleblowers have accused OpenAI of imposing illegal restrictions on employee communications with government regulators, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. The letter, sent by lawyers representing anonymous whistleblowers to Securities and...
Whistleblowers Accuse OpenAI of Illegal NDA Restrictions
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