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OpenAI dissolves Superalignment AI safety team

CNBC — May 17, 2024, 07:00 PM UTC

Summary: OpenAI disbanded its long-term AI risk team, with team leaders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike departing. The Superalignment team, focusing on steering AI systems, was dissolved. Leike emphasized the need for a "safety-first AGI company." Altman's leadership faced turmoil, with his temporary ouster and subsequent reinstatement. OpenAI recently launched a new AI model, ChatGPT, with improved features. The company plans to introduce video chat capabilities.

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    Former OpenAI employees push for better whistleblower protection in AI (The Verge)
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    AI industry workers warn of risks, call for protections (The Guardian)
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    AI workers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind warn of dangers, call for transparency and whistleblower protections (The Washington Post)
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    OpenAI insiders warn of reckless pursuit of AI dominance (The New York Times)
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    Internal divisions at OpenAI persist post-coup attempt, impacting leadership (Financial Times)
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    Safety employees leaving OpenAI due to lack of trust (Giant Freakin Robot)
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    AI safety summit attendees leave, OpenAI faces dissent and criticism (The Guardian)
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    OpenAI's safety execs quit, founders face scrutiny (Business Insider)
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    OpenAI's Superalignment team disbanded due to resource issues (TechCrunch)
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    OpenAI criticized for prioritizing products over safety (The Guardian)
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    Top OpenAI researchers depart over safety vs. product prioritization (Financial Times)
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    OpenAI safety team faces mass exodus over leadership concerns (Vox.com)
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    OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever departs amid internal turmoil (The Guardian)
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    Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI after nearly a decade (Gizmodo)
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    Ilya Sutskever leaving OpenAI, Jakub to take over (The Verge)
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    Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI amid leadership crisis (CNBC)
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