Discussion

• @typewriters Lauren Wagner on x

  A new paradigm for corporate comms - externalizing internal debates gives the impression of thoughtfulness and builds trust with the public

• @thestalwart Joe Weisenthal on x

  Interesting that a former crypto guy has this job at OpenAI [image]

• @_nathancalvin Nathan Calvin on x

  Helpful and nuanced comments from Jason Wolfe, who helps lead OpenAI's model spec work. I strongly agree with Jason that the AI industry should focus on communicating honestly about risks and earning the trust of the public through their actions. OpenAI's nonprofit mission is

• @w01fe Jason Wolfe on x

  I like Chris, but I really disagree with the positions presented in this article. I believe our job in the AI industry isn't just to explain why AI will be good for people. I believe our job should be to earn trust by making the benefits real, being honest about risks and

• @zeffmax Max Zeff on x

  I find it fascinating that OpenAI's Global Affairs team will denounce AI doomers for being too negative and then, simultaneously, advocate for an Illinois bill that would shield them from liability if an AI system were to cause mass deaths or financial disasters. Why would they

• @peterwildeford Peter Wildeford on x

  The “doomer hunters” at OpenAI should take a look at their own CEO... Guess who said these quotes: “Development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity.” “Evolution will continue forward, and if humans are no

• @rob_flaherty Rob Flaherty on x

  There's sort of a similar thing between their putting out (good!) policy ideas for how to make the adoption of AI a societal benefit while also vigorously spending money in service of electing the very people who will prevent any of that from happening. https://x.com/...

• @austinc3301 Agus on x

  It is very interesting that OpenAI Global Affairs and the Leading the Future PAC are now aligning on a messaging that's basically ‘the doomers offer no solutions and all they do is project pessimism’, and try to position themselves as the ones with the solutions.

• @provisionalidea James Rosen-Birch on x

  I've said this a few times, but the recent trend of Valley big men thinking narratives have magical mind control qualities is deeply misguided saying what people want to hear is net-negative if your actions don't match your words (you just come off smarmy and dishonest)

• @humanharlan Harlan Stewart on x

  Chris Lehane: “Our job at OpenAI and in the AI space — and we need to do a much better job — is to explain to people why ... this is going to be really good for them, for their families and for society writ large.” This is an odd thing to say when a majority of the AI space

• @_nathancalvin Nathan Calvin on x

  OpenAI Global Affairs: How dare you say that AI could cause a catastrophe! Also OpenAI Global Affairs: Can we please immediately have legal immunity if our AI causes a catastrophe?

• @haleymcnamara Haley McNamara on x

  Exactly ⬇️ (& can add mass sexual exploitation to that list too, whether by sexual deepfakes, using CSAM as training data, bots sending sexually abusive messages to kids, etc) I'm not a “doomer” but this just shows how the full court press for immunity from liability is

• @justinbullock14 Justin Bullock on x

  Having Chris Lehane as OpenAI's global policy chief is why so many people in the AI policy space no longer see OpenAI as a good faith actor on US AI policy.

• @katiemiller Katie Miller on x

  The AI doomer that Chris Lehane should take a look at is his own boss Sam Altman: • “Development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity.”
 • “I think that AI will probably most likely sort of lead to the end

• @ceodonovan Caroline O'Donovan on x

  I talked to OpenAI policy chief Chris Lehane about the violence last week and how he plans to get people to stop hating AI https://sfstandard.com/...

• @eliasisquith.blog Elias Isquith on bluesky

  They're shook.  [embedded post]