According to the letter, reviewed by The Washington Post, the AI companies had employees sign contracts requiring them to waive federal rights to whistleblower compensation.
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A whistleblower at OpenAI has filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, calling for an investigation into allegedly restrictive non-disclosure agreements at artificial intelligence companies, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing a copy of the letter sent to the SEC.
According to the paper, the whistleblower alleged that Open AI issued overly restrictive employment, severance and non-disclosure agreements to employees, which could have led to penalties against employees who raised concerns about Open AI to federal authorities.
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According to the letter, reviewed by The Washington Post, the AI companies had employees sign agreements requiring them to waive federal rights to whistleblower compensation.
The agreement also requires employees to get the company's consent in advance if they want to disclose information to federal regulators, the paper said, adding that Open AI did not make any exceptions to employees' non-disparagement clauses regarding disclosures of securities violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
In an emailed statement, an SEC spokesman said the agency does not comment on whether a whistleblower complaint has been filed.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Washington Post report.
OpenAI's chatbot, which has generative AI capabilities such as having human-like conversations and creating images based on text prompts, is raising safety concerns as AI models become more powerful.
In May, OpenAI established a safety and security committee led by its board of directors, including CEO Sam Altman, as it began training its next generation of artificial intelligence models.
