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Leopold Aschenbrenner - Footnote 27

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Last checked: 4/3/2026

The source does not mention that Aschenbrenner was offered close to a million dollars in equity if he signed exit documents. The source does not explicitly state that the company said 'the reason this is a firing and not a warning is because of the security memo.'

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www.businessinsider.com/former-openai-researcher-leopold-aschenbrenner-interview-firing-2024-6(1 check)

partial80%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026

Found: He alleges that OpenAI's HR department called his memo warning about foreign espionage "racist" and "unconstructive," and that when he was fired, it was made explicit that the security memo was a majo…

Note: The source does not mention that Aschenbrenner was offered close to a million dollars in equity if he signed exit documents. The source does not explicitly state that the company said 'the reason this is a firing and not a warning is because of the security memo.'

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