OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s “adult mode” reportedly fired on discrimination claim
In Brief Posted: 6:15 PM PST · February 10, 2026 Image Credits:Silas Stein/picture alliance / Getty Images Lucas Ropek OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s “adult mode” reportedly fired on discrimination claim Ryan Beiermeister, who served as OpenAI’s vice president of product policy, was fired in January after a male colleague accused her of sex discrimination, the Wall Street Journal has reported. “The allegation that I discriminated against anyone is absolutely false,” Beiermeister told the Journal. TechCrunch reached out to OpenAI for comment and also contacted an email that appears to be associated with Beiermeister; neither had responded at the time of publication. Per the Journal’s report, Beiermeister’s termination came after she…
