Sam Altman departs OpenAI's safety committee | TechCrunch
Sep 17, 2024
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OpenAI's toothless watchdog 🦷🐶
Sam Altman stepped down from OpenAI's internal "Safety and Security Committee."
Why? Because it's a powerless façade.
The committee was created to oversee "critical" safety decisions.
But it's stacked with OpenAI's own board members. 🙄
Meanwhile:
Key safety staff have left
Altman opposes "real" AI regulation
OpenAI's lobbying spend has tripled
The committee claims it will address "valid criticisms."
Translation: Ignore the inconvenient truth.
Ex-board members said it best:
"Self-governance cannot reliably withstand the pressure of profit incentives."
Bingo. 🎯
OpenAI is chasing a $150B valuation. That's a lot of zeroes to keep in line.
So they're abandoning their nonprofit roots.
All while claiming to "benefit all of humanity."
But who benefits from a toothless watchdog?
Certainly not us. 🫵