Joseph's allegations came to light in a lengthy post following the announcement that OpenAI's superalignment chief, Jan Leike, was leaving the company. However, she clarified that she cannot speak to the reasons behind Leike's departure or the dissolution of his team. Joseph insists her observations are relevant to the broader AI industry, and while she doesn't condemn sex parties or LSD use in general, she criticizes the coercive and harmful social dynamics they allegedly foster in this context.
Key takeaways:
- Sonia Joseph, a former Princeton ML researcher, claims to have knowledge of drug-fueled sex parties in Silicon Valley's hacker houses, linking them to the culture surrounding OpenAI.
- Joseph's allegations include references to "consensual non-consent" sex parties within the artificial general intelligence (AGI) enthusiast community in Silicon Valley.
- Joseph has stated that she believes these events and the culture surrounding them create a coercive climate that is harmful to women, particularly female AI researchers.
- Joseph clarified that she is not affiliated with OpenAI and her observations are based on her experiences in the community house scene in San Francisco.