OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot.
The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday that the committee will advise the full board on “critical safety and security decisions" for its projects and operations.
The safety committee arrives as debate swirls around AI safety at the company, which was thrust into the spotlight after a researcher, Jan Leike, resigned and leveled criticism at OpenAI for letting safety “take a backseat to shiny products." OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever also resigned, and the company disbanded the “superalignment” team focused on AI risks that they jointly led.
OpenAI said it has “recently begun training its next frontier model” and its AI models lead the industry on capability and safety, though it made no mention of the controversy. “We welcome a robust debate at this important moment,” the company said.
AI models are prediction systems that are trained on vast datasets to generate on-demand text, images, video and human-like conversation. Frontier models are the most powerful, cutting edge AI systems.
The safety committee is filled with company insiders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Chairman Bret Taylor, and four OpenAI technical and policy experts. It also includes board members Adam D’Angelo, who’s the CEO of Quora, and Nicole Seligman, a former Sony general counsel.
The committee's first job will be to evaluate and further develop OpenAI’s processes and safeguards and make its recommendations to the board in 90 days. The company said it will then publicly release the recommendations it's adopting “in a manner that is consistent with safety and security.”
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FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. OpenAI says it's setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot. The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday May 28, 2024 that the committee will advise the full board on “critical safety and security decisions" for its projects and operations. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe each scored 27 points, and Scoot Henderson made a tiebreaking jumper with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 122-120 on Thursday night.
Henderson finished with 18 points and 10 assists, Deandre Ayton added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 14 points for Portland.
Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Utah. Collin Sexton added 19 points and Svi Mykhailiuk had 18 points.
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was away from the team following the recent death of his grandmother and will miss their next game against Dallas on Saturday as well. Assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren is filling in as acting head coach in Billups' absence.
Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons struggled with his shooting, going 3 for 12 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range.
Jazz: Utah lost despite outshooting Portland from 3-point range, 50 percent (21 for 42) to 39.5 percent (15 for 38).
Henderson’s turnaround fadeaway from the right wing with 0.1 seconds remaining gave the Trail Blazers the lead for good.
Portland outscored Utah in the paint 50-36.
Jazz host Philadelphia on Saturday, and Trail Blazers host Dallas.
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Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton reacts after a basket against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe makes the buzzer beater against the Utah Jazz at the end of the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson, right, guards Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, right, dribbles the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, right, reacts after a foul call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton drives to the hoop against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen reacts to the foul call against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier, middle, drives to the hoop against Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh, middle, shoots the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe reacts to his shot against the Utah Jazz during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija, left, reacts to Utah Jazz guard Johnny Juzang, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)
