Last week, three former AI safety researchers, who were terminated from OpenAI, released an open letter. In the letter, they contended that the company's grounds for their dismissal were baseless and that all their actions were well within the purview of their job duties. They worry that these terminations might cast a chilling shadow over OpenAI's culture of openness, potentially deterring employees from voicing their opinions and performing their tasks as usual. In light of this situation, they put forward three suggestions: permitting third-party safety audits, guaranteeing robust oversight of state-of-the-art AI models, and fostering open and transparent dialogue between safety researchers and other relevant parties in the field. OpenAI, in its response, clarified that the dismissals stemmed from the trio's breach of regulations concerning the access and management of sensitive information. The head of the research department voiced support for the three proposed measures and underscored that the dismissals were not linked to their raising safety concerns or speaking out in public. Furthermore, the company consistently encourages its employees to freely express their viewpoints.