AI safety researchers who are leaving OpenAI because they believe safety is not getting enough attention and resources inside OpenAI suggest they think they’ll be more influential outside. I don’t understand their motives, so let’s break it down: 1) If they stay in OpenAI:
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ETHICS
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AI Safety Researchers Leaving OpenAI: Motivation Analysis
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NLRB Labor Law Implications Corporate Practices Unfair Labor
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Agree makes sense why corporates would want this. I was wondering if it violates any labor laws… While common today, sounds like as of last year the NLRB is saying some cases can constitute unfair labor practice…
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Machine Learning: Correlation Over Causation in Practice
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Machine learning is the art of doing the wrong things that correlate with the right ones.
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OpenAI researcher departure highlights ongoing AI safety challenges
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i'm super appreciative of @janleike
's contributions to openai's alignment research and safety culture, and very sad to see him leave. he's right we have a lot more to do; we are committed to doing it. i'll have a longer post in the next couple of days. -

What Makes Us Unique in the Age of AI – Starmus Presentation
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That was a big stage … Notes on my #Starmus presentation “What makes us unique in the age of AI” available here: http://
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at-makes-us-unique-in-the-age-of-ai.html
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Responsible Path to AGI: Beyond Black and White Thinking
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Jan, Ilya, etc. are not doomers. Take a look at their previous work. They believe in the benefits of getting to AGI, but don’t want to be reckless in how we get there. Not everything is black and white.
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Medical Professionals Experiment with AI Before Consensus Established
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Reality starts to set in: "SAN FRANCISCO — Surging interest in generative AI among medical professionals since ChatGPT’s launch is perhaps a testament to its potential — but it could also lead clinicians, and patients to experiment with it before there is wider consensus on how
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OpenAI Dissolves Superalignment Team Tackling AI Dangers
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My latest for @WIRED
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OpenAI loses safety guardrails accelerating AI development risks
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La cosa es que antes OpenAI era un coche con freno y acelerador. Y posiblemente en los momentos más críticos apretando los dos pedales el coche se hizo ingobernable. Ahora el coche no tiene freno. Irán más rápidos. Pero recordemos que lo ideal para manejar bien el futuro que se
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OpenAI Shifts Resources Away from AGI Safety Research
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La cosa no va de "lo que vio Ilya" sino realmente de lo que no vio: recursos. Ni él ni el equipo de Superalignment cuya misión es estudiar los posibles riesgo de la AGI. Con el éxito de ChatGPT gran parte de los recursos de la compañía se han destinado a producto y soportar la