@TheAhmadOsman: Last ditch effort because they know their IPOs are about to flop
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Sam Altman agrees with the need to pace AI frontier development and announces plans for independent evaluators with employee-like access at OpenAI, amid discussions on AI safety.
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Last ditch effort because they know their IPOs are about to flop 😘 https://t.co/9G4UQsxZUz
Sam Altman (@sama): I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we’ve had at OpenAI in recent weeks.
Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We’ll have more to share soon.
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