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Former OpenAI Policy Lead Accuses Company of Revising AI Safety Narrative

Miles Brundage criticizes OpenAI's recent blog post for misrepresenting the cautious rollout of GPT-2 and raising concerns about its evolving safety philosophy.

A former policy lead at OpenAI is accusing the company of rewriting its history with a new post about the company's approach to safety and alignment.
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Overview

  • Miles Brundage, a former OpenAI policy lead, claims the company is misrepresenting its cautious release of GPT-2 in a recent blog post about AI safety and alignment.
  • The blog outlines OpenAI's philosophy of 'iterative deployment,' which involves releasing AI systems incrementally to gather safety insights, but Brundage argues this approach was already consistent with GPT-2's rollout in 2019.
  • Critics, including Brundage, warn that the blog post appears to downplay safety concerns by requiring overwhelming evidence of imminent danger before delaying AI releases.
  • AI safety experts and former employees have raised broader concerns about OpenAI prioritizing speed and competition over transparency and long-term safety measures.
  • OpenAI's evolving stance on safety comes as it faces mounting pressure from competitors like DeepSeek and financial challenges, with some questioning whether profit motives are influencing its decisions.