Former and current OpenAI board members clash over CEO Sam Altman's AI safety practices

From Insider Inc.: 2024-05-30 19:21:00

Former OpenAI board members Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley criticized CEO Sam Altman’s AI safety practices in an op-ed, calling for regulation in The Economist. Current board members Bret Taylor and Larry Summers defended Altman, citing OpenAI’s safety committee and voluntary commitments to reinforce safety and security. Altman has advocated for AI regulation since 2015, but expressed concerns about regulatory overreach. Multiple high-profile departures from OpenAI, including Jan Leike, Ilya Sutskever, and Gretchen Krueger, have raised safety concerns. Leike and Sutskever led OpenAI’s superalignment team, researching long-term AI risks before the team was dissolved. OpenAI has formed a new safety committee following these concerns.



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