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OpenAI’s former Superalignment co-lead explains leaving, as company vows to do more
Bay Area Times
May 20, 2024
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1. OpenAI’s former Superalignment co-lead explains leaving, as company vows to do more
Jan Leike explained that he left OpenAI due to disagreements on priorization of safety research:
OpenAI COO Greg Brockman vowed to do more for AI safety, without any specifics
2. Sam Altman apologizes for contracts not allowing former employees to criticize the company
Former employees can lose 100% of their vested equity if they criticize the company, under OpenAI’s current contracts.
Altman said the contract is being changed to remove these features, including for former employees.
Relatedly, OpenAI removed the ‘Sky’ voice in ChatGPT that users said sounded like Scarlett Johansson.
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