Get the latest tech news

OpenAI Employees Warn of a Culture of Risk and Retaliation


An open letter signed by former and current employees at OpenAI and other AI giants calls for whistleblower protections as the artificial intelligence rapidly evolves.

“These risks range from the further entrenchment of existing inequalities, to manipulation and misinformation, to the loss of control of autonomous AI systems potentially resulting in human extinction,” reads the letter published at righttowarn.ai. Former employees to have signed the letter include William Saunders, Carroll Wainwright, and Daniel Ziegler, all of whom worked on AI safety at OpenAI. Kokotajlo says the letter’s proposal would provide greater transparency, and he believes there’s a good chance that OpenAI and others will reform their policies given the negative reaction to news of non-disparagement agreements.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Wired

Read more on:

Photo of risk

risk

Photo of retaliation

retaliation

Photo of culture

culture

Related news:

News photo

OpenAI Employees Want Protections to Speak Out on ‘Serious Risks’ of AI

News photo

OpenAI Whistle-Blowers Describe Reckless and Secretive Culture

News photo

NHS computer problems put patients at risk of harm