I guess one thing worth noting here is that they raised from a16z, whose leaders are notoriously critical of AI safety. Not sure how they square that circle, but I doubt it involves their investors having changed their perspectives on that issue.
Maybe a silly question, but does “one shot” for safe AGI mean they aren’t going to release models along the way and only try and do reach the superintelligence bar? Would have thought investors wouldn’t have been into that...
Or are they basically just like other AI companies and will release commercial products along the way but with a compelling pitch?
Ilya’s Safe Superintelligence Inc. has raised $1B.
I guess one thing worth noting here is that they raised from a16z, whose leaders are notoriously critical of AI safety. Not sure how they square that circle, but I doubt it involves their investors having changed their perspectives on that issue.
Just incase anyone is reading this, I too would like a billion dollars.
The way people downvote jokes on this forum… At least I appreciated it :)
Don’t worry Nick, I’ll never stop.
I’ll try a bit more too. 23 votes and 6 karma now—looks like the forum is split on the low effort humor front ;).
lol someone has to write a post “How to make an upvoted joke on the forum that isn’t cringe”
simply become one of the most successful and influential ML researchers 🤷♂️
Maybe a silly question, but does “one shot” for safe AGI mean they aren’t going to release models along the way and only try and do reach the superintelligence bar? Would have thought investors wouldn’t have been into that...
Or are they basically just like other AI companies and will release commercial products along the way but with a compelling pitch?