Sam Altman says that “the democratic process must stay in control, and we must democratize AI” and that no private company should decide the fate of the world
(I also would like to share this, which I wrote after thinking a little more.) There is a lot we will talk about in the coming days …
I appreciate this statement of values! But noticeably missing is coordination with other companies around shared standards, to prevent a situation where one company is under fire for maintaining red lines and another undermines their position by swooping in and accepting less.
Does OpenAI's massive superpac Leading the Future help “our democratic process catch up?” Or does it brutally attack politicians like Alex Bores who try to help government take these risks seriously? [image]
“...we need to make sure individuals get increasing power.” IMO: this is the most important thing we could be doing, if we take our mission seriously. But it's very tricky! Key pieces: open source small-but-smart models, encryption. I'll be pushing for this, as best I can.
“The democratic process must stay in control, and we must democratize AI. OpenAI should not decide the fate of the world; no private company should... ...and that's why our company, execs, and investors are flooding a hundred million dollars into Super PACs to stop AI from being
“In particular, the key element required for democracy, such as protection of privacy, must be defended by all of society” Happy to say that I've been working on this for the past month, with a great team