Reuters says OpenAI stores most of its code in a single repository, and those with access can view details of multiple projects
According to a Reuters report, OpenAI stores most of its code in a single repository (monorepo), and anyone with code access can see details of many projects, including sensitive projects unrelated to their own work. OpenAI employees have warned leadership about this issue for years, and the related complaints reached executives and the board, but some employees believed catching up with Google and Anthropic was a higher priority. OpenAI said that model weights and most of its most sensitive work are not in that repository.
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A Reuters report disclosed the scope of access to OpenAI's single code repository, as well as warnings employees raised with management and the board about it over the years.
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According to Reuters, OpenAI stored most of its code in one monorepo, so anyone with code access could read details of many projects, including sensitive ones unrelated to their own work.
OpenAI staff warned leaders for years that anyone with code access could see details of many projects.
Those complaints reached executives and the board, yet some staff concluded that keeping up with Google and Anthropic came first.
Although, OpenAI says model weights and much of its most sensitive work sit outside the monorepo.