OpenAI has disbanded its "superalignment" team for managing long-term AI risks following the resignations of its two leaders. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike announced their departures earlier this week.

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/17/openai-superalignment-risk-ilya-sutskever

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OpenAI's long-term safety team has disbanded

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OpenAI has disbanded its "superalignment" team for managing long-term AI risks following the resignations of its two leaders. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike announced their departures earlier this week.  https://www.axios.com/2024/05/17/openai-superalignment-risk-ilya-sutskever  #Artificial Intelligence

Nate

The Good guy act turned out to be BS.  OpenAI reportedly asked investors to avoid backing rival startups like xAI and Anthropic. I’m old enough to remember when its nonprofit board said the company would shut down and go help a rival if the rival got closer to building a superintelligence

https://www.ft.com/content/66e0653e-c446-47b2-8a7f-baa54ccbfb9a?ref=platformer.news

The Good guy act turned out to be BS.  OpenAI reportedly asked investors to avoid backing rival startups like xAI and Anthropic. I’m old enough to remember when its nonprofit board said the company would shut down and go help a rival if the rival got closer to building a superintelligence  https://www.ft.com/content/66e0653e-c446-47b2-8a7f-baa54ccbfb9a?ref=platformer.news

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Jerome Cody

OpenAI’s investors aren’t likely to bolt after the recent round of resignations. They’re used to turmoil—and they’re betting on the brand.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-investors-are-hanging-on-for-the-ride?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=Expansion%3A+Dealmaker&utm_content=5432&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3692&rc=gzsl71

OpenAI’s investors aren’t likely to bolt after the recent round of resignations. They’re used to turmoil—and they’re betting on the brand.  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-investors-are-hanging-on-for-the-ride?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=Expansion%3A+Dealmaker&utm_content=5432&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3692&rc=gzsl71

OpenAI's investors are accustomed to turmoil. There’s been a steady stream of high-profile departures since last November, when CEO Sam Altman was fired in a board coup of cinematic proportions.That may be why its backers, though surprised by this week’s resignation of Chief Technology Officer ...

OpenAI’s Investors Are Hanging On For the Ride

Todd Smith

Now OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is leaving!  After numerous other high-profile exits in recent months (or in the case of President Greg Brockman, a leave of absence.) You have to wonder—what is going on with this company?  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/25/openai-mira-murati-departure-leaves/

 #Artificial Intelligence

Now OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is leaving!  After numerous other high-profile exits in recent months (or in the case of President Greg Brockman, a leave of absence.) You have to wonder—what is going on with this company?    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/25/openai-mira-murati-departure-leaves/   #Artificial Intelligence

Murati was chief technology officer. She had been named interim CEO last year when the board tried unsuccessfully to oust CEO Sam Altman

Top OpenAI executive Mira Murati leaves company

Sam Mendoza

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leaving the internal commission OpenAI created in May to oversee “critical” safety decisions related to the company’s projects and operations.
In a blog post today, OpenAI said the committee, the Safety and Security Committee, will become an “independent” board oversight group chaired by Carnegie Mellon professor Zico Kolter, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, retired U.S. army general Paul Nakasone, and ex-Sony EVP Nicole Seligman. All are existing members of OpenAI’s board of directors.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/16/sam-altman-departs-openais-safety-committee/

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leaving the internal commission OpenAI created in May to oversee “critical” safety decisions related to the company’s projects and operations. In a blog post today, OpenAI said the committee, the Safety and Security Committee, will become an “independent” board oversight group chaired by Carnegie Mellon professor Zico Kolter, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, retired U.S. army general Paul Nakasone, and ex-Sony EVP Nicole Seligman. All are existing members of OpenAI’s board of directors.  https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/16/sam-altman-departs-openais-safety-committee/

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has departed the company's safety commission in an attempt to allay critics who questioned the group's impartiality.

Sam Altman departs OpenAI's safety committee | TechCrunch

Cyril

OpenAI reassigned Aleksander Mądry, the executive in charge of ensuring that its AI is safe. Several other safety researchers have left lately. 

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-removes-ai-safety-leader-m-dry-a-onetime-ally-of-ceo-altman?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=RTSU%3A+OpenAI+safety&utm_content=4753&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3218&rc=gzsl71

OpenAI reassigned Aleksander Mądry, the executive in charge of ensuring that its AI is safe. Several other safety researchers have left lately.   https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-removes-ai-safety-leader-m-dry-a-onetime-ally-of-ceo-altman?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=RTSU%3A+OpenAI+safety&utm_content=4753&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3218&rc=gzsl71

Nate

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.