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OpenAI’s former chief scientist has a new startup
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has a new company called Safe Superintelligence.
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s former chief scientist, launches new AI company
Ilya Sutskever, one of OpenAI’s co-founders, has launched a new company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just a month after leaving OpenAI. Sutskever, who was OpenAI’s longtime chief scientist, […]
This Week in AI: Can we (and could we ever) trust OpenAI?
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in […]
Former OpenAI exec that quit for ‘safety concerns’ joins rival company
Former OpenAI exec Jan Leike joins Anthropic, citing safety concerns. His departure follows other key resignations.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired for ‘outright lying,’ says former board member
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner explained why they fired CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of creating a “toxic atmosphere.”
OpenAI’s new safety committee is made up of all insiders
In light of criticism over its approach to AI safety, OpenAI has formed a new committee to oversee “critical” safety and security decisions related to the company’s projects […]
Former OpenAI execs call for more intense regulation, point to toxic leadership
Former OpenAI members Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley published an Op-Ed calling out OpenAI’s toxic leadership structure and calling for more intense regulation.
Major AI models are easily jailbroken and manipulated, new report finds
The UK’s AI Safety Institute found jailbreaking vulnerabilities in four major LLMs, hinting at larger security concerns.