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AI safety advocates tell founders to slow down


"Move cautiously and red-team things" is sadly not as catchy as "move fast and break things." But three AI safety advocates made it clear to startup

“We are at an inflection point where there are tons of resources being moved into this space,” said Sarah Myers West, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Image Credits: Katelyn Tucker/ Slava Blazer PhotographyArtists could also be impacted by products like ElevenLabs, an AI voice cloning company that’s worth over a billion dollars. “I think red-teaming models, understanding undesirable behaviors, and unintended consequences of any new launch that a generative AI company does is again becoming [a top priority],” she said.

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