OpenAI insiders warn of a ‘reckless’ race for dominance

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OpenAI insiders warn of a ‘reckless’ race for dominance

The campaign comes at a rough moment for the artificial intelligence giant. It is still recovering from an attempted coup last year and faces legal battles with content creators.

Kevin Roose

Jun 11, 2024 – 3.27pm

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A group of OpenAI insiders is blowing the whistle on what they say is a culture of recklessness and secrecy at the San Francisco artificial intelligence company, which is racing to build the most powerful AI systems ever created.

The group, which includes nine current and former OpenAI employees, has rallied in the past few weeks around shared concerns that the company has not done enough to prevent its AI systems from becoming dangerous.