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OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns

62 points · 100 comments · jbegley

  1. fallingfrog · · focus · HN ↗
    Lots of people seem to have the bizarre opinion that companies like openai declare their own products to be unsafe as some kind of marketing stunt.

    Ok- so when is the last time you saw an auto company decide not to release its new car on the grounds that some tragic engineering error was made and the cars were not safe to drive? If the company did that do you imagine it would be good for business?

    I'm trying to understand the logic here.

    1. NichoPaolucci · · focus · HN ↗
      (Not saying that it is a marketing stunt, though they said the same thing about GPT-2).

      I think the marketing stunt portion is more that the technology is "too powerful". It's just TOO good. It's so intelligent we couldn't possibly give it to the public! This message, to anyone who's using AI, means that there's something even BETTER than the one they're currently using.

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