OpenAI has fired an employee who used confidential company information to profit on Polymarket

Odaily News Wired reporter Kate Knibbs posted on X that OpenAI has fired an employee suspected of using confidential company information to profit on prediction market platforms such as Polymarket. OpenAI's Head of Consumer Business, Fidji Simo, disclosed this firing decision to employees in an internal message earlier this year, but did not reveal the employee's name or specific transaction details.