Source: The Verge
Summary
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, announced that the company’s new defense contract includes protections addressing concerns around AI safety, similar to those that led to controversy with Anthropic. The contract is part of OpenAI’s efforts to expand its work in the defense sector. According to Altman, the protections are designed to address issues related to the development and deployment of AI systems. The company did not provide further details on the specific protections included in the contract.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious. OpenAI’s new defense contract aims to address AI safety concerns, echoing similar issues with Anthropic. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman, highlighted the protections as a key aspect of the contract. OpenAI is expanding its defense sector work, but details on the protections remain scarce. Because, of course, “protections” is just a euphemism for “we’ll try not to break anything this time.”
Author: Evan Null
