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Zuckerberg: AI labs must prioritize safety; Meta delayed Muse for months

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Mark Zuckerberg stated that AI labs have both the responsibility and incentive to train models safely, and that labs not focusing on alignment will fall behind. He also revealed that Meta delayed shipping Muse for several months to focus on safety and security, without calling on other labs to do the same before acting.

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  1. Techmeme
    Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs have the responsibility and incentive to train models safely and that any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind (Mark Zuckerberg/@finkd)

    Mark Zuckerberg / @finkd : Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs have the responsibility and incentive to train models safely and that any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind — Last month I wrote about how we can build a positive and safe future for everyone: https://meta.com/... Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely, and the ability to take its own actions to ensure that happens. The reality is: - Peo...

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    Zuckerberg says "Meta delayed shipping Muse for several months to focus on safety and security" and didn't call on other AI labs to do the same before acting (Tom Giles/Bloomberg)

    Tom Giles / Bloomberg : Zuckerberg says “Meta delayed shipping Muse for several months to focus on safety and security” and didn't call on other AI labs to do the same before acting — Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said artificial intelligence labs should rely …

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