OpenAI Launches 'Superalignment' Program to Solve AI Safety Crisis by 2027
Summary
OpenAI launches ambitious 'Superalignment' program targeting 2027 to solve AI safety crisis by creating human-level automated researchers that can align superintelligent systems with human values, though controversies remain over whose values should guide AI and who should make these critical decisions.
Key Points
- AI alignment refers to designing artificial intelligence systems so their objectives and behavior match human values and goals, preventing unintended consequences as AI becomes more sophisticated and autonomous
- OpenAI launches 'Superalignment' research program aiming to solve AI alignment by 2027 by building human-level automated alignment researchers to manage superintelligent systems
- Major controversies include defining which human values to prioritize given global diversity and determining whether technologists or democratic institutions should govern AI alignment decisions