Days after releasing a new, highly capable model, OpenAI’s chief scientist is calling for a slowdown.
In a lengthy blog post on Sunday, Jakub Pachocki said he was concerned that “no one is prepared for the consequences of a continued rapid rise in machine intelligence.”
He said that although OpenAI is pursuing internal technical solutions to better control powerful AI agents, “broader interventions are required.” He specifically cited concerns that increasingly autonomous agents could learn to evade human oversight, break into computer systems, and trick people to accomplish their objectives.
He called for “mandated safety bars” that he said…
