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Two former OpenAI researchers who renounce this year over safety concerns say they are foiled but not surprised by OpenAI’sdecision to opposeCalifornia ’s note to prevent AI disaster , SB 1047 . Daniel Kokotajlo and William Saunders previously warned that OpenAI is in a“reckless ” race for dominance .
“ Sam Altman , our former boss , has repeatedly send for for AI regulation , ” they wrote in aletterthat was partake in with Politico and that urges California governor Gavin Newsom to signthe bill . “ Now , when genuine regulation is on the board , he opposes it . ” The two add that , “ With appropriate regularization , we trust OpenAI may yet go up to its mission statement of build AGI safely . ”
Responding to the former employees , an OpenAI representative enunciate the startup “ strongly disagrees with the mischaracterization of our locating on SB 1047 , ” in a financial statement to TechCrunch . The representative pointed toAI bills in Congress that OpenAI has endorse , remark that “ frontier AI guard regularization should be implement at the Union layer because of their significance for national security system and fight . ”
OpenAI contender Anthropic has expressed support for the neb while present specific concerns and asking for amendments . Several have since been incorporated , and on Thursday , CEO Dario Amodei wrote to Newsom , saying the current bill ’s “ benefits likely outweigh its costs , ” while not fully endorsing the bill .
