OpenAI's Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded
Is OpenAI Ignoring AI's Long-Term Risks?
OpenAI's "superalignment team," formed to address the risks of superintelligent AI, has been disbanded following the departure of key members including co-leads Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. The team's dissolution is part of broader internal changes at OpenAI after a governance crisis last November. Research on long-term AI risks will now be integrated into other ongoing efforts at the company.
The disbandment of the superalignment team coincides with OpenAI's unveiling of a new "multimodal" AI model, GPT-4o, enhancing ChatGPT's capabilities. Despite the recent shakeup, OpenAI continues to explore advancements in AI technology, raising ethical concerns about privacy and emotional manipulation. The company has another group, the Preparedness team, focusing on these issues.