Altman Tells OpenAI Staff He Is Open To Slowing AI Development Pace
An OpenAI-led slowdown depends entirely on rivals agreeing to match it, and the piece offers no evidence that any will.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
At an OpenAI all-hands meeting, CEO Sam Altman said there is a possibility of adjusting the pace of AI development, according to Bloomberg. Because development is a race among several companies, a slowdown would require coordination, and it is unknown whether other firms would agree. Bloomberg cited an anonymous source.
The position is not a unilateral commitment. Altman framed the pace as something the company could adjust, and the source told Bloomberg that any change would have to be coordinated with other development labs, whose agreement is unknown.
Altman's stated reason is capability, not caution about optics. Models have reached a stage where they can conduct cyberattacks on their own, which creates a need for safeguards. OpenAI researcher Jakub Pachocki has said recursive self-improvement, where AI carries out its own development, is likely to be realized.
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- GIGAZINE OpenAIのサム・アルトマンCEOがAI開発速度を緩める可能性を示唆