OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, states board member

The Guardian — World has covered a development concerning “OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, states board member,” with the available account limited to the facts included in the supplied text.

US government adviser Paul Christiano raises concerns about of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation OpenAI is not on track to reduce risks of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptable level, a member of its non-profit board has raised concerns about, against the backdrop of spreading public and political concern that super-advanced AIs could one day wipe out humanity. The report also notes that Paul Christiano, a US government technology adviser, stated “there is a meaningful risk that rapid acceleration in AI capabilities leads to catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very near term.”

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