We [OpenAI] fired a research scientist for insider trading on Polymarket

[donutshop]

16K profit in three years? That is chump change.

[almosthere]

Definitely not worth it - also his reputation, will be hard to find a new job potentially.

[labrador]

He had opened seventy-seven positions across sixty wallets, betting on our product announcements before they were public. Over three years. Total profit: sixteen thousand dollars. Seventy-seven positions. Sixty wallets. Sixteen thousand dollars. That is two hundred and eight dollars per wallet. The man had access to the most valuable product roadmap in artificial intelligence and he used it to make less money than a good weekend at a Reno blackjack table.

[Guestmodinfo]

Maybe they could not actually find his treasure trove and just sniffed out trinkets?