OpenAI: A Comedic Detour from Its Self-Identity and Foundational Tenets
“OpenAI drifts further from its namesake and founding principles”
“In a departure from its initial vision of ‘ensuring artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity,’ OpenAI appears to be taking a distinctly capitalist turn.” While seemingly mired in the mundanities of business strategy, the epic saga of OpenAI’s ideological transformation makes for an exceptional plot twist in the world of artificial intelligence.
Oh, OpenAI, originally the mighty champion of AI-for-all, seems to have taken a slight detour on its ride on the high road. From once deeply committed to avoiding ‘enabling uses of AI or AGI that could harm humanity or unduly concentrate power,’ it now seems to be quite cozy with the idea of more ‘exclusive’ partnerships. It must be said, though, the humdrum of routine partnership paperwork could have contributed to this pivot.
Delving a tad deeper into the ethical conundrum, OpenAI’s recent strategy revision proposes a new ‘safety and policy research’ area, drumrolls please, for dealing with default behavior in AI systems. While one might argue this could mitigate risks, the tone of it seems slightly off-key. Maybe that is just the hum of the high-tech AI machinery.
Remember the time when OpenAI was synonymous with uncensored access to AI resources with a hope of having a fair AI distribution? Apparently, these good old times are gathering dust. Now, the focus seems to be veering towards a “broad and long-term commercial agreement,” rather than equal distribution of AI benefits. That said, it won’t be named ‘CloseAI’ anytime soon, it’s just moving in closer to capitalism.
All this said, the fate of OpenAI’s interpretability, external collaborations and red teaming is wrapped in a shroud of mystery. It feels like a suspense thriller, doesn’t it? Here’s hoping the plot unfolds favorably for the artificial general intelligence realm.
In short, it seems OpenAI is going through a ‘teensy-weensy’ identity crisis. Whether this increases tension in the tech field or leads to a happy ending, one thing’s clear – this drama ain’t over. Bring on the popcorn and let’s watch this space. It would certainly be interesting to see if OpenAI’s version of ‘benefiting all of humanity’ can still hold a candle to its original vision.