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OpenAI created a team to control ‘superintelligent’ AI —then let it wither, source says
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OpenAI’s Superalignment team, responsible for developing ways to govern and steer “superintelligent” AI systems, was promised 20% of the company’s compute resources, according to a person from that team.
But requests for a fraction of that compute were often denied, blocking the team from doing their work.
On the heels of ongoing issues around how big tech is appropriating data from individuals and businesses in the training of AI services, a storm is brewing among Slack users upset over how the Salesforce-owned chat platform is charging ahead with its AI vision.
The company, like many others, is tapping its own user data to train some of its new AI services. But, it turns out that if you don’t want Slack to use your data, you have to email the company to opt out.
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OpenAI's Superalignment team, tasked with guiding superintelligent AI, didn't receive the 20% compute resources promised, leading to work impediments.
This resulted in resignations, including team co-lead Jan Leike, previously with DeepMind.
Leike criticized OpenAI's priorities on social media, emphasizing the need for more focus on future AI model security and societal impacts.
Despite initial goals, OpenAI's product launches reduced support for the team, which believed their work was vital for safely developing AI.
Co-founder Ilya Sutskever, a key team supporter, also resigned. The team will now operate without a dedicated focus, integrated into other company divisions.
Amidst broader concerns about big tech's data usage for AI, Slack users are upset over its AI training methods.
Slack, owned by Salesforce, utilizes user data for AI services, with an opt-out option via email hidden in a confusing privacy policy.
This issue gained attention after a viral post on Hacker News, highlighting Slack's default opt-in and the obscure policy details.
The policy, seemingly outdated, has been in place since at least September 2023.
Users must email to opt out, even for features like emoji recommendations.
Slack asserts it doesn't use customer data for its separately sold Slack AI, which operates within its infrastructure, ensuring data control remains with the organization.
However, confusion persists, prompting a need for clearer terms regarding AI applications.
The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) won't investigate Microsoft's investment in French AI startup, Mistral AI, under the Enterprise Act 2002, finding it insufficient for merger investigation.
This follows scrutiny of tech giants' strategies to acquire influence in AI without full acquisitions, termed "quasi-mergers".
Microsoft's deal, a minor stake in Mistral AI, didn't grant significant control, contrasting with ongoing probes into Amazon and Microsoft's other AI investments.
The CMA is still reviewing these cases, including Microsoft's hiring from Inflection AI, indicating a broader regulatory focus on Big Tech's role in AI development.
Researchers from MIT and the University of Basel have developed an AI-based framework that maps out phase diagrams for novel physical systems.
This physics-informed machine learning approach efficiently identifies phase transitions, requiring no large labeled datasets.
It promises advancements in understanding novel materials and quantum systems.
Their study, aiding automated discovery of material properties, was published in Physical Review Letters.
This method contrasts traditional, labor-intensive techniques, showcasing potential in areas like thermodynamics and system behavior analysis.
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