I think a more accurate name might be Alignment AI. [0]
I realize it's a charitable interpretation of their behavior, and I used to be very angry about them not being truly open. However, after playing with ChatGPT I think I am beginning to understand and even support their behavior. [1]
My personal sea change was realizing that giving dual-use tools to the global @everyone and hoping for the best might not be the greatest plan. I came to this realization thinking about bio-tech and GNC software, but it may apply to ML products as well. [2]
While I used to think universally/religiously "it should be open, will be one day anyway, etc," I now think about these things on a case by case basis.
[2] Imagine how many nodes this bot farm would have if it wasn't limited by the existing C&C bottleneck. ChatGPT is a productivity multiplier. This is productivity I want to put off multiplying as long as possible: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34165350
I realize it's a charitable interpretation of their behavior, and I used to be very angry about them not being truly open. However, after playing with ChatGPT I think I am beginning to understand and even support their behavior. [1]
My personal sea change was realizing that giving dual-use tools to the global @everyone and hoping for the best might not be the greatest plan. I came to this realization thinking about bio-tech and GNC software, but it may apply to ML products as well. [2]
While I used to think universally/religiously "it should be open, will be one day anyway, etc," I now think about these things on a case by case basis.
[0] https://openai.com/alignment/
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33928400
[2] Imagine how many nodes this bot farm would have if it wasn't limited by the existing C&C bottleneck. ChatGPT is a productivity multiplier. This is productivity I want to put off multiplying as long as possible: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34165350