This wasn't buried by other venues, it was reported on by multiple credible publications yesterday and received little fanfare. The highlight of the entire debacle is Sam Altman trying to absolve OpenAI of responsibility by blaming one of their FOSS libraries.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35294082

https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/23/openai_ceo_leak/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/openai-confirms-leak-of-chatgpt-c...