In other AI news, OpenAI reached an agreement with Reddit to use the social site’s data for AI model training, Google debuted a host of AI products at its annual I/O developer conference, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger joined Anthropic as the company’s first chief product officer, and Anthropic announced it would begin allowing developers to create kid-focused apps and tools built on its AI models. AI startup Runway held its second-ever AI film festival, and Google Deepmind is working on a new “Frontier Safety Framework” to identify and prevent any runaway capabilities in AI models.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has been in the news for unveiling its most capable generative model yet, GPT-4o, and for disbanding a team working on developing controls to prevent 'superintelligent' AI systems from going rogue.
- OpenAI's leadership, particularly CEO Sam Altman, has been criticized for prioritizing product launches over safety measures, leading to the resignation of key team members.
- Google Deepmind is working on a 'Frontier Safety Framework' to identify and prevent potentially harmful capabilities in AI models.
- Researchers at Cambridge University have highlighted the ethical concerns around AI chatbots that are trained on a deceased person's data to provide a superficial representation of that person.