The fight over who gets to lead OpenAI is a fight over who gets to shape the most important technology of this generation to reflect their worldview. I said before and I’ll say again: The November drama wasn’t the end of it. Nor is this lawsuit. We’re only going to see more.
@_karenhao
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Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit reflects intensifying AI control battles
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Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI can be viewed through the same lens as the board's attempt to fire Altman last November. As AI capabilities advance and grow ever more powerful, the fight to control the technology will grow ever more intense. 1/
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OpenAI’s AGI Mission Vulnerable to Ideological Interpretation
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What I said in my @bigthink interview after the board’s actions continues to be relevant: There’s no clear consensus around what AGI is or what is good for humanity. That makes OpenAI’s mission vulnerable to ideological interpretation. 2/
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Evaluating Resource Consumption and Value Proportionality Beyond Size
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Yes I did, and I think it’s a useful comparison. I also think it’s good to evaluate resource consumption beyond size comparisons and consider whether the value it brings is proportional
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FTC Tech Summit: Hidden Human Costs in AI System Development
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Called out this gem of a paper at the FTC Tech Summit today. “It is not just the actions of an AI agent that can produce side effects…In reality, for AI systems to even be built, there is very often a hidden human cost.” So good.
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FTC Tech Summit Consumer Applications Panel Discussion on AI
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I'm really looking forward to the discussion on the consumer applications panel this Friday at the FTC Tech Summit and eager to learn from the rest of the speakers about critical issues in AI development. The event is free, virtual, and open to the public. Join us!!
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Q* Algorithm’s Role in Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI
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Interesting that it was concerns of an algorithm called Q* that fed in part into Sam Altman's ouster, per Reuters. Some of my sources say they would not consider Q* a big breakthrough. Keen to hear from other researchers in the company about their opinion. https://
reuters.com/technology/sam
-altmans-ouster-openai-was-precipitated-by-letter-board-about-ai-breakthrough-2023-11-22/
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Book Announcement: OpenAI, AI Industry Chaos Year Revealed
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Now is probably the time to announce that I've been writing a book about @OpenAI
, the AI industry & its impacts. Here is a slice of my book reporting, combined with reporting from the inimitable @cwarzel
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Karen Hao Participates in Democracy Summit AI Panel at Howard University
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It was such an honor to be part of @nhannahjones
’ Democracy Summit at Howard University yesterday. Feeling fired up after a day of phenomenal speakers and one of my favorite AI panels I’ve been on with @nabihasyed @kharijohnson and @errinhaines
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DC Visit: Seeking AI Policy Professionals Meetup
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Good morning DC I am here for the week and would love to meet AI policy folks for or . Hit me up here or at http://
karendhao.com/contact.