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OpenAI Chief Scientist Calls for Stronger AI Alignment Safeguards and Voluntary Scaling Slowdowns

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OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki published an essay reflecting on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He stated that no lab has solved alignment enough to keep scaling at maximum speed and expressed hope that voluntary slowdowns become commonplace, calling for stronger safeguards and international coordination.

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  1. OpenAI Blog
    An Alien MindHN

    Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.

  2. Techmeme
    OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki says no lab has solved alignment enough to keep scaling at maximum speed, and hopes voluntary slowdowns become commonplace (OpenAI)

    OpenAI : OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki says no lab has solved alignment enough to keep scaling at maximum speed, and hopes voluntary slowdowns become commonplace — Author: Jakub Pachocki, Chief Scientist at OpenAI — In mid-2023, within the “RLSlow” research project …