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Back to Episodes“Boycott OpenAI” by PeterMcCluskey
Published 1 year, 8 months ago
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This is a link post.I have canceled my OpenAI subscription in protest over OpenAI's lack ofethics.
In particular, I object to:
A boycott of OpenAI subscriptions seems unlikely to gain enoughattention to meaningfully influence OpenAI. Where I hope to make adifference is by discouraging competent researchers from joining OpenAIunless they clearly reform (e.g. by firing Altman). A few goodresearchers choosing not to work at OpenAI could make the differencebetween OpenAI being the leader in AI 5 years from now versus being,say, a distant 3rd place.
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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.
In particular, I object to:
- threats to confiscate departing employees' equity unless thoseemployees signed a life-long non-disparagement contract
- Sam Altman's pattern of lying about important topics
A boycott of OpenAI subscriptions seems unlikely to gain enoughattention to meaningfully influence OpenAI. Where I hope to make adifference is by discouraging competent researchers from joining OpenAIunless they clearly reform (e.g. by firing Altman). A few goodresearchers choosing not to work at OpenAI could make the differencebetween 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.