AI safety

Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
June 20, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has launched Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a new artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on creating a...

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OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence
OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence
June 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s former science chief/co-founder is launching his own artificial intelligence (AI) company. Ilya Sutskever, who stepped down from the ChatGPT-maker last month, announced the launch...

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Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic
Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic
May 28, 2024  |  Personnel

Jan Leike, who resigned from artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI earlier in May, has joined rival AI firm Anthropic. Leike announced the move in a...

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AI Firms Agree to ‘Kill Switch’ Policy, Raising Concerns and Questions
AI Firms Agree to ‘Kill Switch’ Policy, Raising Concerns and Questions
May 28, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

At last week’s AI summit in Seoul, artificial intelligence companies from around the world reached a landmark agreement to implement a “kill switch” policy, potentially...

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OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’
OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’
May 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and...

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Senate AI Group Recommends $32 Billion in Spending
Senate AI Group Recommends $32 Billion in Spending
May 15, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

A bipartisan Senate group wants the government to spend at least $32 billion on AI. That funding, the senators said in a report issued Wednesday...

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UK Unveils First-Ever State-Backed AI Safety Tool
UK Unveils First-Ever State-Backed AI Safety Tool
May 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The U.K. has debuted what it calls a landmark toolset for artificial intelligence (AI) safety testing. The new offering, announced Friday (May 10) by the country’s AI Safety...

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US-UK Alliance Pioneers AI Safety Tests, Earning Expert Praise
US-UK Alliance Pioneers AI Safety Tests, Earning Expert Praise
April 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

In a landmark move, the U.S. and U.K. have joined forces to develop safety tests for advanced artificial intelligence (AI), an initiative experts widely applaud...

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US and Great Britain Forge AI Safety Pact
US and Great Britain Forge AI Safety Pact
April 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The U.S. and U.K. have pledged to work together on safe AI development. The agreement, inked on Monday (April 1) by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.K....

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