OpenAI · The Verge
An OpenAI safety employee has quit and is sounding the alarm
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David Robinson used to write safety reports at OpenAI and now says its culture is ‘broken’.
Key facts
- David Robinson used to write safety reports at OpenAI and now says its culture is ‘broken
- David Robinson used to write the safety reports that accompanied every major model release at OpenAI
- Robinson is the latest in a growing parade of researchers and safety workers who have left their positions at prominent AI firms
- Robinson says that the culture in industry is fundamentally broken
Summary
David Robinson used to write the safety reports that accompanied every major model release at OpenAI. It’s understandable if you’re feeling a bit cynical about everyone suddenly coming out of the woodwork to warn about how dangerous the thing they helped build is. Robinson says that the culture in industry is fundamentally broken. He says the time has come for AI companies to develop a sense of humility and look outside the insular, move-fast-and-break-things world of the tech industry.