OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously warned about the potential dangers of AI, stating that mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority. He also suggested that governments should treat AI with the same seriousness as nuclear weapons.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI is creating a new team to mitigate the potential catastrophic risks associated with AI, including nuclear threats, chemical, biological, and radiological threats, and autonomous replication.
- The team will also address risks such as AI's ability to deceive humans and cybersecurity threats.
- Aleksander Madry, on leave from his role as the director of MIT’s Center for Deployable Machine Learning, will lead the preparedness team.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously warned about the potential for catastrophic events caused by AI and suggested that governments should treat AI as seriously as nuclear weapons.