Ah, I understand.
artificial, generally
In recent weeks, OpenAI has quietly changed its “core values” list to focus on artificial general intelligence (AGI), which was not explicitly listed before.
as semaphores reportBy Sept. 21, the company had listed its company values on its job page as “bold,” “thoughtful,” “unpretentious,” “impact-driven,” “collaborative,” and “growth-minded.” ”. A snapshot of a page on the Internet Archive.
However, when I visit this page I see a completely different list with “AGI focus” as the first value. Other new core values are “intense and determined,” “scale,” “creating things people love,” and “team spirit.”
Sure, it’s all corporate excuses. But you can’t help but wonder. If you can immediately replace all of your core values, were they really core values in the first place?
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Let’s take a look at its number one core value, “AGI Focus.” Because this is a perfect example of how the company’s favorite term feels like it’s going on.
OpenAI’s enigmatic CEO in February Written by Sam Altman The company’s blog post states that AGI can be broadly defined as “a system that is generally smarter than humans.” extensive new york magazine interview In a paper published last month, he downgraded the definition of AI to “the median human equivalent of an employable colleague.”
So which one is it? Do OpenAI and its CEO believe that its new core value, AGI, consists of superhuman artificial intelligence, or is it just as smart as the average human?
changing trends
We reached out to OpenAI to resolve some fairly large differences in definitions, but given that the company’s goals have changed over time, as have its values, the answer may not be immediate. It may not be obvious.
Founded in 2015 by Altman, Elon Musk, and several others who are generally no longer affiliated with the company, OpenAI is a nonprofit company dedicated to building better AI to counter inherently bad AI. was established as a research institute. The company still pays lip service to its original goals, but its shift from nonprofit AI do-gooder to for-profit endeavor led to Musk’s departure in 2019, and its shift in purpose This seems to have permeated the company’s self-introduction as well. .
Yes, the new list of core values feels like a bunch of fluff. However, when it comes to single-minded focus on the future, OpenAI seems to have an edge.
“We are working to build safe and beneficial AGI that will have a profound positive impact on the future of humanity,” OpenAI’s current job page says. “And anything that is not useful is not covered.”
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