Exploring the fallout from safety concerns at Open AI, this chapter covers the departure of senior safety researchers and board members, contrasting Open AI's approach with traditional non-profit models. It discusses allegations against Sam Altman, his removal by the board, and Open AI's response. The chapter also touches on recent developments in AI safety including Google DeepMind's Safety Framework and legislative discussions on AI model testing.
This week, Google found itself in more turmoil, this time over its new AI Overviews feature and a trove of leaked internal documents. Then Josh Batson, a researcher at the A.I. startup Anthropic, joins us to explain how an experiment that made the chatbot Claude obsessed with the Golden Gate Bridge represents a major breakthrough in understanding how large language models work. And finally, we take a look at recent developments in A.I. safety, after Casey’s early access to OpenAI’s new souped-up voice assistant was taken away for safety reasons.
Guests:
- Josh Batson, research scientist at Anthropic
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