The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis OpenAI Board Asked Anthropic For Merger
Nov 21, 2023
OpenAI's board is in hot water, as they’ve proposed a controversial merger with Anthropic, sparking discussions about leadership and future direction. Meanwhile, employees at OpenAI are voicing their discontent, calling for board changes amid the CEO turmoil. Meta is also in the spotlight, disbanding its responsible AI team as regulatory pressures rise globally. The landscape of AI is shifting rapidly, with industry players facing critical decisions about responsibility and governance.
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Meta Disbands Responsible AI Team
- Meta disbanded its Responsible AI team, claiming team members would move to other departments.
- This move raises concerns about Meta's commitment to AI safety, especially given the team's limited prior influence.
LeCun's View on Superhuman AI
- Jan LeCun believes superhuman AI is achievable, not an immediate threat, and requires open research.
- His views, emphasizing collaboration and open-source, seem to be gaining traction in the tech industry.
AI Security Summit
- A secretive AI security summit in Utah, hosted by Scale AI, brought together tech and military.
- This sobering summit, held under Chatham House Rules, focused on AI security and US-China competition.