What Did OpenAI Do This Week? - 25/06/2023 [+20 LINKS]

OPENAI FOUND TO BE LOBBYING AGAINST REGULATION

Gracing the cover of Time Magazine means something psychologically for most Americans, even with dwindling numbers who actually read the magazine. Sal Altman graced the cover this week and discussed everything from UX to AGI going from “wrong” to “fantastically well”. Altman also touched on profit capping and regulation (natch). In the same issue, Time Magazine also decided to publish the fact that there are documents circulating that show OpenAI lobbying for parts of the EU’s AI Act to be watered down. Something that is counter to a lot of what Sam Altman said on his EU tour. There’s saying you’ll welcome regulation and actually lobbying against that very thing. The documents show that OpenAI managed to avoid general purpose AI systems as being demand “high risk”. 

The issue here is not the lobbying itself but the painting of an angelic nature. People expect companies to act in their own self-interest, even with something as “game-changing” as AI. The hiding and mixed messaging speak volumes about what is really going on inside OpenAI HQ. No one ever asked for stronger sanctions against them and means it.

Oh, and Forbes loves them some WDODTW:

SO WHAT?