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February 11, 2026
OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot's "adult mode" reportedly fired on discrimination claim
The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination.
TL;DR
- Ryan Beiermeister, former VP of product policy at OpenAI, was fired in January.
- Her termination followed an accusation of sex discrimination by a male colleague.
- Beiermeister had reportedly opposed a planned "adult mode" feature for ChatGPT.
- OpenAI stated her departure was not related to issues she raised at the company.
- Beiermeister previously worked at Meta and Palantir.
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