@rohanpaul_ai: Sam Altman on CNBC television talks about how OpenAI essentially abandoned plans to launch a new model because of safet…
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Sam Altman told CNBC that OpenAI has essentially abandoned plans to launch a new model due to safety concerns, stating that the company is deliberately pacing its progress, even at times choosing not to train models, with alignment and safety kept well ahead of capabilities.
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Sam Altman on CNBC television talks about how OpenAI essentially abandoned plans to launch a new model because of safety concerns.
“We are pacing our progress, which includes sometimes not training the model. Alignment, safety, monitoring, security have to stay way ahead of capabilities.”
From “CNBC Television” YouTube channel, (link in comment)
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