OpenAI, NDAs, and Whistleblower Protections: A Closer Look

OpenAI finds itself in the crosshairs of controversy yet again. An anonymous whistleblower letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleges that OpenAI’s employment, severance, non-disparagement, and non-disclosure agreements (‘NDAs’) violate laws designed for whistleblower protection. Are these employee agreements legally problematic? Could they even be held illegal, and if so, under which laws? […]