OpenAI Shakeups Breed Growing Concerns Over The Tech’s Safety
deadline.com“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” That famous line from 2001: A Space Odyssey computer Hal is becoming an uncomfortable reminder for many that AI needs a firm hand.
And recent developments along those lines are not encouraging. A shake-up at OpenAI that has seen the exit of its safety department and two key executives has observers worried about the corporate turmoil.
The OpenAI chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, announced on X that he was leaving on Tuesday. Later that same day, his colleague, Jan Leike, also departed.
Sutskever and Leike led OpenAI’s super alignment team, focusing on developing AI systems compatible with human interests. “I have been disagreeing with OpenAI leadership about the company’s core priorities for quite some time, until we finally reached a breaking point,”Leike wrote on X on Friday.
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