#ai-safety

#ai-safety

"Geoff is basically proposing a simplified version of what I've been saying for several years: hardwire the architecture of AI systems so that the only actions they can take are towards completing objectives we give them, subject to guardrails."

"AI agents will very quickly develop two subgoals, if they're smart. One is to stay alive, and the other subgoal is to get more control."

Igor Babuschkin, cofounder of xAI, is leaving to launch Babuschkin Ventures, focusing on AI safety and agentic systems that aim to advance humanity.

ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders, and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group.

Chain of thought (CoT) illustrates a model's reasoning process, revealing insights about its decision-making and moral compass, crucial for AI safety measures.

CoT monitoring presents a valuable addition to safety measures for frontier AI, offering a rare glimpse into how AI agents make decisions. Yet, there is no guarantee that the current degree of visibility will persist.

AI systems function as amplified mirrors that reflect any flaws or biases on an industrial scale, revealing potential dangers when not properly tested.

"If we let Google get away with breaking their word, it sends a signal to all other labs that safety promises aren't important and commitments to the public don't need to be kept."

"While the fears of a total job apocalypse haven't yet been realized, data suggests tech companies are increasingly prioritizing AI, impacting hiring for recent graduates."

Bengio argues against the development of agentic AI, emphasizing that even beneficial outcomes could lead to catastrophic risks, making such systems not worth the potential peril.

The hypothetical scenarios the researchers presented Opus 4 with that elicited the whistleblowing behavior involved many human lives at stake and absolutely unambiguous wrongdoing.

Today's AI models, including Anthropic's Claude Opus 4, might empower individuals with basic skills to create bioweapons, prompting strict safety measures for their usage.

As we continue to develop AI models, a clear understanding of their potential impacts on various aspects of society becomes crucial for responsible innovation.

"In democracies, general elections and referenda can't regulate how AI is developed, leading to a significant disconnect between technology and public values".

Singapore is one of the few countries on the planet that gets along well with both East and West, they know that they're not going to build AGI themselves.

A recently published Google AI model, Gemini 2.5 Flash, shows a decline in safety performance compared to its predecessor, Gemini 2.0 Flash.