The departure of key figures like Ilya Sutskiver and Jan Leikey from Open AI, who were leading the super alignment team focused on ensuring AI systems act in the interests of human beings, raises concerns about the direction of AI safety efforts. Their exit has left the super alignment team without leaders and known employees, indicating a potential pullback in investment in safety measures, shifting Open AI's focus towards being more like a regular tech company rather than a nonprofit research lab.
This week, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, its newest A.I. model. It has an uncannily emotive voice that everybody is talking about. Then, we break down the biggest announcements from Google IO, including the launch of A.I. overviews, a major change to search that threatens the way the entire web functions. And finally, Kevin and Casey discuss the weirdest headlines from the week in another round of HatGPT.
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