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

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 Jan Leike, both of whom headed the company’s “superalignment team,” which was focused on the safety of future advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. With their...

OpenAI Dissolves ‘Superalignment Team,’ Distributes AI Safety Efforts Across Organization
Artificial Intelligence // May 17, 2024

OpenAI reportedly effectively dissolved its “superalignment team,” which was dedicated to ensuring the safety of future advanced artificial intelligence systems. The decision came in the wake of the departure of the team’s leaders, Bloomberg reported Friday (May 17). Rather than maintaining the team as a separate entity, OpenAI has chosen to...

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Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic

May 28, 2024
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 post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday (May 28), noting that he will work on “scalable oversight, weak-to-strong generalization, and automated alignment research.” Anthropic is backed by a $4 billion […]

OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’

May 19, 2024
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 Jan Leike, both of whom...

OpenAI Dissolves ‘Superalignment Team,’ Distributes AI Safety Efforts Across Organization

May 17, 2024
OpenAI reportedly effectively dissolved its “superalignment team,” which was dedicated to ensuring the safety of future advanced artificial intelligence systems. The decision came in the wake of the departure of the team’s leaders,...