OpenAI

TagLast edit: 22 Jul 2022 14:34 UTC by Leo

OpenAI is an AI safety research and deployment company based in San Francisco.

Funding

In March 2017 OpenAI received a grant of $30 million from Open Philanthropy.^[1]

External links

OpenAI. Official website.

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Related entries

AI safety | Anthropic

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Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: Open AI, Open Philanthropy.

[Question] Why aren’t you freaking out about OpenAI? At what point would you start?

AppliedDivinityStudies10 Oct 2021 13:06 UTC

80 points

22 comments2 min readEA link

[Linkpost] Statement from Scarlett Johansson on OpenAI’s use of the “Sky” voice, that was shockingly similar to her own voice.

Linch20 May 2024 23:50 UTC

46 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

(variety.com)

Helen Toner (ex-OpenAI board member): “We learned about ChatGPT on Twitter.”

defun 🔸29 May 2024 7:40 UTC

123 points

13 comments1 min readEA link

(x.com)

Comments on OpenAI’s “Planning for AGI and beyond”

So8res3 Mar 2023 23:01 UTC

115 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Would an Anthropic/OpenAI merger be good for AI safety?

M22 Nov 2023 20:21 UTC

6 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Is effective altruism really to blame for the OpenAI debacle?

Garrison23 Nov 2023 0:44 UTC

13 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(garrisonlovely.substack.com)

New Business Wars podcast season on Sam Altman and OpenAI

Eevee🔹2 Apr 2024 6:22 UTC

10 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(wondery.com)

OpenAI introduces function calling for GPT-4

mic20 Jun 2023 1:58 UTC

26 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Sam Altman returning as OpenAI CEO “in principle”

Fermi–Dirac Distribution22 Nov 2023 6:15 UTC

55 points

37 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] How independent is the research coming out of OpenAI’s preparedness team?

Earthling10 Feb 2024 16:59 UTC

18 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Articles about recent OpenAI departures

bruce17 May 2024 17:38 UTC

126 points

12 comments1 min readEA link

(www.vox.com)

 Jan Leike: “I’m excited to join @AnthropicAI to continue the superalignment mission!”

defun 🔸28 May 2024 18:08 UTC

35 points

11 comments1 min readEA link

(x.com)

Common misconceptions about OpenAI

Jacob_Hilton25 Aug 2022 14:08 UTC

51 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(www.lesswrong.com)

[Linkpost] Jan Leike on three kinds of alignment taxes

Akash6 Jan 2023 23:57 UTC

29 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

OpenAI’s grant program for democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow

Ronen Bar23 Jun 2023 10:46 UTC

7 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

On AI and Compute

johncrox3 Apr 2019 21:26 UTC

39 points

12 comments8 min readEA link

2020 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison

Larks21 Dec 2020 15:25 UTC

155 points

16 comments68 min readEA link

OpenAI board received letter warning of powerful AI

JordanStone23 Nov 2023 0:16 UTC

26 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(www.reuters.com)

2021 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison

Larks23 Dec 2021 14:06 UTC

176 points

18 comments73 min readEA link

NYT: Google will ‘recalibrate’ the risk of releasing AI due to competition with OpenAI

Michael Huang22 Jan 2023 2:13 UTC

173 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

(www.nytimes.com)

GPT-4 is out: thread (& links)

Lizka14 Mar 2023 20:02 UTC

84 points

18 comments1 min readEA link

What happened to the OpenPhil OpenAI board seat?

ChristianKleineidam15 Mar 2023 20:09 UTC

52 points

14 comments1 min readEA link

We are fighting a shared battle (a call for a different approach to AI Strategy)

Gideon Futerman16 Mar 2023 14:37 UTC

59 points

11 comments15 min readEA link

Sam Altman fired from OpenAI

Larks17 Nov 2023 21:07 UTC

133 points

91 comments1 min readEA link

(openai.com)

Frontier Model Forum

Zach Stein-Perlman26 Jul 2023 14:30 UTC

40 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

(blog.google)

Before Altman’s Ouster, OpenAI’s Board Was Divided and Feuding

Jonathan Yan22 Nov 2023 1:01 UTC

25 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(www.nytimes.com)

The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy

Jonathan Yan22 Nov 2023 0:11 UTC

14 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(www.semafor.com)

Sam Altman / Open AI Discussion Thread

John Salter20 Nov 2023 9:21 UTC

40 points

36 comments1 min readEA link

[Linkpost] OpenAI leaders call for regulation of “superintelligence” to reduce existential risk.

Lowe Lundin25 May 2023 14:14 UTC

5 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

[Linkpost] OpenAI is awarding ten 100k grants for building prototypes of a democratic process for steering AI

pseudonym26 May 2023 12:49 UTC

36 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(openai.com)

Sam Altman’s Chip Ambitions Undercut OpenAI’s Safety Strategy

Garrison10 Feb 2024 19:52 UTC

280 points

20 comments3 min readEA link

(garrisonlovely.substack.com)

OpenAI’s Superalignment team has opened Fast Grants

Yadav16 Dec 2023 15:41 UTC

31 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(openai.com)

OpenAI o1

Zach Stein-Perlman12 Sep 2024 18:54 UTC

38 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

80,000 hours should remove OpenAI from the Job Board (and similar EA orgs should do similarly)

Raemon3 Jul 2024 20:34 UTC

258 points

79 comments3 min readEA link

Ilya Sutskever has officially left OpenAI

MarcusAbramovitch15 May 2024 0:00 UTC

37 points

24 comments1 min readEA link

(twitter.com)

Call for Attorneys for OpenAI Employees and Ex-Employees

Vilfredo's Ghost18 May 2024 5:27 UTC

181 points

11 comments2 min readEA link

Cancelling GPT subscription

adekcz20 May 2024 16:19 UTC

26 points

14 comments3 min readEA link

What’s Going on With OpenAI’s Messaging?

Ozzie Gooen21 May 2024 2:22 UTC

213 points

28 comments3 min readEA link

A tale of two Sams

Geoffrey Miller21 May 2024 19:22 UTC

31 points

24 comments2 min readEA link

Episode: Austin vs Linch on OpenAI

Austin25 May 2024 16:15 UTC

22 points

2 comments44 min readEA link

(manifund.substack.com)

Misnaming and Other Issues with OpenAI’s “Human Level” Superintelligence Hierarchy

Davidmanheim15 Jul 2024 5:50 UTC

14 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

AI and integrity

Nathan Young29 May 2024 20:45 UTC

15 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(nathanpmyoung.substack.com)

OpenAI defected, but we can take honest actions

Remmelt21 Oct 2024 8:41 UTC

19 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

OpenAI and Anthropic Donate Credits for AI Forecasting Benchmark Tournament

christian17 Jul 2024 21:50 UTC

2 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Sam Altman gives me bad vibes

throwaway79031 May 2023 17:15 UTC

−11 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Hiring engineers and researchers to help align GPT-3

Paul_Christiano1 Oct 2020 18:52 UTC

107 points

19 comments3 min readEA link

Any response from OpenAI (or EA in general) about the Technology Review feature on OpenAI?

qjtva21 Feb 2020 9:12 UTC

5 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Did OpenPhil ever publish their in-depth review of their three-year OpenAI grant?

Markus Amalthea Magnuson4 Jul 2022 14:11 UTC

128 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Beware of the new scaling paradigm

Johan de Kock19 Sep 2024 17:03 UTC

9 points

2 comments3 min readEA link

Why Stop AI is barricading OpenAI

Remmelt14 Oct 2024 7:12 UTC

−29 points

28 comments6 min readEA link

(docs.google.com)

AI Safety Newsletter #37: US Launches Antitrust Investigations Plus, recent criticisms of OpenAI and Anthropic, and a summary of Situational Awareness

Center for AI Safety18 Jun 2024 18:08 UTC

15 points

0 comments5 min readEA link

(newsletter.safe.ai)

Is Deep Learning Actually Hitting a Wall? Evaluating Ilya Sutskever’s Recent Claims

Garrison13 Nov 2024 17:00 UTC

103 points

7 comments8 min readEA link

(garrisonlovely.substack.com)

Fifteen Lawsuits against OpenAI

Remmelt9 Mar 2024 12:22 UTC

55 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

OpenAI announces new members to board of directors

Will Howard🔹9 Mar 2024 11:27 UTC

47 points

12 comments2 min readEA link

(openai.com)

My thoughts on OpenAI’s alignment plan

Akash30 Dec 2022 19:34 UTC

16 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Microsoft invests 1b$ in OpenAI

EdoArad22 Jul 2019 18:29 UTC

21 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(www.theverge.com)

[Rumour] Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, will receive 75% of profits until they recoup investment: GPT would be integrated with Office

𝕮𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖆10 Jan 2023 23:43 UTC

25 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

AI safety advocates should consider providing gentle pushback following the events at OpenAI

I_machinegun_Kelly22 Dec 2023 21:05 UTC

86 points

5 comments3 min readEA link

(www.lesswrong.com)

[Link] “Why Responsible AI Development Needs Cooperation on Safety” (OpenAI)

Milan_Griffes12 Jul 2019 1:19 UTC

20 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

[Linkpost] Scott Alexander reacts to OpenAI’s latest post

Akash11 Mar 2023 22:24 UTC

105 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

#176 – The final push for AGI, understanding OpenAI’s leadership drama, and red-teaming frontier models (Nathan Labenz on the 80,000 Hours Podcast)

80000_Hours4 Jan 2024 16:00 UTC

15 points

0 comments22 min readEA link

I’m Cullen O’Keefe, a Policy Researcher at OpenAI, AMA

Cullen 🔸11 Jan 2020 4:13 UTC

45 points

68 comments1 min readEA link

OpenAI is starting a new “Superintelligence alignment” team and they’re hiring

Alejandro Ortega5 Jul 2023 18:27 UTC

100 points

16 comments1 min readEA link

(openai.com)

A breakdown of OpenAI’s revenue

dschwarz10 Jul 2024 18:07 UTC

58 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

AXRP Episode 24 - Superalignment with Jan Leike

DanielFilan27 Jul 2023 4:56 UTC

23 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(axrp.net)

AI Safety Newsletter #42: Newsom Vetoes SB 1047 Plus, OpenAI’s o1, and AI Governance Summary

Center for AI Safety1 Oct 2024 20:33 UTC

10 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(newsletter.safe.ai)

ChatGPT bug leaked users’ conversation histories

Ian Turner27 Mar 2023 0:17 UTC

15 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(www.bbc.com)

Thoughts on AGI organizations and capabilities work

RobBensinger7 Dec 2022 19:46 UTC

77 points

7 comments5 min readEA link

Research Summary: Forecasting with Large Language Models

Damien Laird2 Apr 2023 10:52 UTC

4 points

0 comments7 min readEA link

(damienlaird.substack.com)

Scalable And Transferable Black-Box Jailbreaks For Language Models Via Persona Modulation

soroushjp7 Nov 2023 18:00 UTC

10 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

(arxiv.org)

Miles Brundage resigned from OpenAI, and his AGI readiness team was disbanded

Garrison23 Oct 2024 23:42 UTC

57 points

4 comments7 min readEA link

(garrisonlovely.substack.com)

Publication decisions for large language models, and their impacts

Ben Cottier21 Dec 2022 13:50 UTC

14 points

0 comments16 min readEA link

How much do markets value Open AI?

Ben_West🔸14 May 2023 19:28 UTC

39 points

13 comments4 min readEA link

The Slippery Slope from DALLE-2 to Deepfake Anarchy

stecas5 Nov 2022 14:47 UTC

55 points

11 comments17 min readEA link

Ilya: The AI scientist shaping the world

David Varga20 Nov 2023 12:43 UTC

6 points

1 comment4 min readEA link

The current state of RSPs

Zach Stein-Perlman4 Nov 2024 16:00 UTC

19 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

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