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This is a link post.
I have canceled my OpenAI subscription in protest over OpenAI's lack of
ethics.
In particular, I object to:
employees signed a life-long non-disparagement contract
I'm trying to hold AI companies to higher standards than I use for
typical companies, due to the risk that AI companies will exert unusual
power.
A boycott of OpenAI subscriptions seems unlikely to gain enough
attention to meaningfully influence OpenAI. Where I hope to make a
difference is by discouraging competent researchers from joining OpenAI
unless they clearly reform (e.g. by firing Altman). A few good
researchers choosing not to work at OpenAI could make the difference
between OpenAI being the leader in AI 5 years from now versus being,
say, a distant 3rd place.
A [...]
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First published:
June 18th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sXhBCDLJPEjadwHBM/boycott-openai
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By LessWrongThis is a link post.
I have canceled my OpenAI subscription in protest over OpenAI's lack of
ethics.
In particular, I object to:
employees signed a life-long non-disparagement contract
I'm trying to hold AI companies to higher standards than I use for
typical companies, due to the risk that AI companies will exert unusual
power.
A boycott of OpenAI subscriptions seems unlikely to gain enough
attention to meaningfully influence OpenAI. Where I hope to make a
difference is by discouraging competent researchers from joining OpenAI
unless they clearly reform (e.g. by firing Altman). A few good
researchers choosing not to work at OpenAI could make the difference
between OpenAI being the leader in AI 5 years from now versus being,
say, a distant 3rd place.
A [...]
---
First published:
June 18th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sXhBCDLJPEjadwHBM/boycott-openai
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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