From Wired: 2024-05-17 10:54:19

OpenAI formed a new research team last year to prepare for supersmart AI. Chief scientist Ilya Sutskever was named colead. The team received 20% of computing power. However, the team is now dissolved after Sutskever’s departure. Jan Leike, the other colead, also resigned due to disagreements over resources and priorities.

Sutskever’s departure made headlines as he aided in OpenAI’s establishment, but later fired CEO Sam Altman. Altman was reinstated after staff revolt. Leike also resigned from the superalignment team. OpenAI’s recent shakeout includes disbanding the team, firing researchers for leaking, and other researchers quitting over governance concerns. O’Keefe and Kokotajlo also left their roles at OpenAI.



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