OpenAI Ignored Employeesβ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models NYT - Home Page By: Sheera FrenkelοΌ Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman 29 September 2026 at 19:34 Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen. Β© Manuel Orbegozo for The New York TimesOpenAI chief executive Sam Altman.