Tom Cunningham

Economics Researcher · OpenAI · 2025

ResignedExplicitly stated

Evidence reviewed July 22, 2026

What happened

Left after concluding it had become difficult to publish research that didn't align with OpenAI's commercial interests. Accused the economic research team of functioning as a 'de facto advocacy arm' rather than conducting genuine research, specifically citing suppression of findings about AI's negative economic impacts.

Ethical AI Research Suppression Lack of Transparency

Sources

OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the TruthFuturism
OpenAI Accused of Self-Censoring Research That Paints AI In a Bad LightGizmodo

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