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OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Researchers for Sharing Confidential Information 👀
Gina Acosta
October 02, 2026
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Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
In today's issue, we share how to get started with Dots, OpenAI's new always-on AI agent that promises to "take important work off your plate" so you get more of your time and attention back.
Let’s jump into it!
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
OpenAI Parts Ways With Three Safety Researchers
Tavus Introduces Griffin, a Real-Time AI Built for Face-to-Face Conversations
AI Tutorial: How to Get Started with Dots in ChatGPT
AI Tools to check out
AI Findings/Resources
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
AI News
OPENAI
OpenAI Parts Ways With Three Safety Researchers
OpenAI has fired three members of its safety team for alleged misconduct, including sharing confidential company information with an outside AI safety organization.
Details:
OpenAI said the three individuals were let go for violating policies around “accessing and handling sensitive information,” but the company has not identified the researchers, the outside organization, or the information involved.
The departures come two days after The New York Times reported that OpenAI leaders had dismissed staff concerns about the company's safety practices, with employees describing a broader pattern of the company deprioritizing security.
In response to the report, an OpenAI spokesperson said the company takes security concerns seriously and has internal channels for reporting safety issues, though it recognized "a need to move faster."
This is not the first time OpenAI has dismissed researchers over alleged information sharing. In 2024, researchers Leopold Aschenbrenner and Pavel Izmailov were reportedly fired over alleged leaks.
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TAVUS
Tavus Introduces Griffin, a Real-Time AI Built for Face-to-Face Conversations
Tavus has introduced Griffin, which the company describes as the first “Human Interaction Model,” designed to understand and respond during face-to-face video conversations in real time.
Details:
Griffin processes speech, facial expressions, tone, gestures, and pauses while simultaneously receiving and generating video.
In a Tavus study, 48% of participants believed Griffin was a real person after a one-minute video call. Previous systems reached up to 2%.
In an Nvidia test described by Tavus as an independent evaluation of how human AI feels during audio-video conversations, Griffin scored 3.83, compared with 3.92 for humans and 2.80 for the previous best AI model.
The company lists tutoring, practicing difficult conversations, and camera-based tech support as potential use cases.
The company is releasing Griffin-Lite, a research preview, to a select group of early testers while it prepares a wider release of a more powerful model once "safety concerns are addressed."
AI Tutorial
How to Get Started with Dots in ChatGPT
Note: Dots is available to Pro and Business Premium users only, for now.
Open Dots in ChatGPT and follow the introduction. (You can create your dot only in the ChatGPT desktop app or in ChatGPT on desktop web.)
Connect apps such as email, calendar, and files so your dot can access their information and tools.
On mobile, open your dot's profile and go to Customize → Plugins.
You can also connect your computer from your dot's profile if you want your dot to work with local files, code, and apps.
After creating your dot, describe what you want it to do and provide the details it needs. You can ask it to review your calendar, research a topic, or remind you about something later.
Reply in the conversation if you need to add information or change the request. To attach a file or photo, select + in the conversation.
Dots start with built-in rules for when to act independently and when to ask for approval. On mobile, open Customize → Custom rules to review the defaults or add your own.
For each rule, choose whether your dot should act without asking, act if pre-approved, ask before acting, or hand off to you.
You can find out more about the new agents here.
AI Tools to check out
🔥 Jev by TypeSafe AI: Fast, structured AI decisions for software automation.
🔍 iFixAi: Independent auditing of AI agents to uncover misalignment.
🎙️ Loqua: AI voice typing and dictation for Mac and Windows.
⚙️ Tines: Build agents & automations integrated across your workspace
📚 Teachoo: AI that helps you learn anything and everything.
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