• OpenAI whistleblowers urged the SEC to investigate the ChatGPT maker for potential rule violations.
• The whistleblowers claim OpenAI used nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence employees.
• The letter was sent to SEC chair Gary Gensler and Sen. Chuck Grassley's office.

OpenAI whistleblowers are calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether the ChatGPT maker violated SEC rules and prevented employees from speaking out.

Legally protected whistleblowers sent a letter to Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, on July 1 calling on the regulator to investigate OpenAI. The letter, which was also sent to Sen. Chuck Grassley's office, was later shared with Business Insider.

The letter states that the whistleblowers provided documents to the SEC supporting their claims that OpenAI's NDAs "violated numerous precedents of the SEC."

Sen. Grassley said in a statement shared with Business Insider that assessing the threats posed by AI fell under Congress's constitutional responsibility to protect national security.

He added: "OpenAI's policies and practices appear to cast a chilling effect on whistleblowers' right to speak up and receive due compensation for their protected disclosures. In order for the federal government to stay one step ahead of artificial intelligence, OpenAI's nondisclosure agreements must change."

OpenAI didn't respond to a request for comment from BI. An SEC representative said: "The SEC does not comment on the existence or nonexistence of a...

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