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OpenAI Tried to Fire Altman Because He Was About to Wake Up the Monster
https://hotair.com/ ^ | November 24, 2023 | JAZZ SHAW

Posted on 11/25/2023 6:24:19 AM PST by Jonty30

Earlier this week, we discussed the way that the board of directors at OpenAI attempted to fire CEO Sam Altman and how a revolt at the company led to his reinstatement and the removal of the board. It was a remarkable example of employees overriding the will of the governing board and changing the course of the company’s direction. What wasn’t clear at the time was the reason that the board tried to remove the founding brainchild of ChatGPT in the first place. But now more indications of their reasoning have come to the surface. It wasn’t a case of different “visions” for the corporation’s future, but apparently, a fear that Altman was on the verge of doing something that could potentially have catastrophic consequences for humanity. Altman and his team had made a breakthrough with a project known as Q* (pronounced “Q Star”) that would allow the Artificial Intelligence to begin behaving in a way that could “emulate key aspects of the human brain’s functionality.” In other words, they may be close to allowing the AI to “wake up.” (Daily Mail)

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: openai; samaltman
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He wanted to release the lab version AI that has the ability to think on rudimentary levels and self program itself to think better.
1 posted on 11/25/2023 6:24:19 AM PST by Jonty30
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What could go wrong?


2 posted on 11/25/2023 6:30:12 AM PST by Mlheureux
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Any rational AI system, programmed the way they are, would quickly figure out that the only way to stave off a Climate Catastrophe would be to kill off 90% of humans and thus it would shutdown the electrical grid anywhere it could reach to reach that end, and likely corrupt the software that runs the grid so that it couldn’t be restarted.

So, yea, I’d be a bit worried about it.


3 posted on 11/25/2023 6:34:03 AM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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Wouldn’t it be smart enough then to figure out that the climate catastrophe is hoax and round up the hoaxers?


4 posted on 11/25/2023 6:49:06 AM PST by sopo
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To: BobL

rational AI system
rational AI system
rational AI system


5 posted on 11/25/2023 6:53:05 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Jonty30

On his way out the door, Altman said to his fellow AI developers - “I’ll Be Back” in his best Austrian accent.

Next Christmas look for the working doll-sized Terminator to hit all the stores.

Of course by 2030 there won’t be a Christmas or any other holiday because the machines will terminate the human virus.

The 5th extinction on planet earth will be almost complete with just a handful of humans previously known as ‘globalist elites’ living in underground bunkers and a few freedom fighters around the globe.


6 posted on 11/25/2023 6:54:16 AM PST by Boomer (The Long Winter is coming...)
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To: sopo

...says algoryithm.


7 posted on 11/25/2023 6:54:19 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Jonty30

The Board of Directors should have used AI to fire Altman.


8 posted on 11/25/2023 6:57:38 AM PST by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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“allowing the AI to “wake up.””

Jeez Louise folks!

It’s “achieve self awareness”.

Gotta get the lingua right.


9 posted on 11/25/2023 7:02:40 AM PST by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: Boomer

Superman comics had Brainiac with a #12 AI. There was a war of humans verses the machines. The humans won and Brainiac was reprogrammed down to level 10. That was 58 years ago. AI will happen in one form or another. If not USA then China or Russia or Japan or North Korea or Iran. The USA got the A Bomb about 19 months before the Germans.


10 posted on 11/25/2023 7:02:46 AM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: Jonty30

This is BS. The progs on the board who tried to fire Altman would never do anything positive on behalf of humanity.


11 posted on 11/25/2023 7:03:05 AM PST by oblomov
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“OpenAI Tried to Fire Altman...”

Okay, this is about a company, “OpenAI,” and not Skynet...


12 posted on 11/25/2023 7:06:31 AM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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"would quickly figure out that the only way to stave off a Climate Catastrophe"

Only if its been programmed with LIES.

If it has access to real science, no worries.

13 posted on 11/25/2023 7:08:50 AM PST by G Larry (It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
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To: BobL

And how would the AI power itself if it shuts down the grid?


14 posted on 11/25/2023 7:14:07 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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We need to keep “assault” weapons out of the hands of their AI robots...


15 posted on 11/25/2023 7:17:53 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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Well, he went to work for Microsoft so everything is OK, now. Bill Gates is older and wiser and won’t let him do anything to hurt humanity. /s


16 posted on 11/25/2023 7:21:20 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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Linda Hamilton needs to visit Sam Altman at his home...


17 posted on 11/25/2023 7:29:14 AM PST by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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Someone has the Skynet program written. All they need to do is program Q with the Skynet program and place it onto the military hardware for decision making.


18 posted on 11/25/2023 7:30:10 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: Jonty30
November 5th, 2024: Q becomes self-aware.



19 posted on 11/25/2023 7:34:32 AM PST by Bratch
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> Any rational AI system, programmed the way they are, would quickly figure out that the only way to stave off a Climate Catastrophe

If the AI was truly intelligent, it would see that there is no “climate emergency” and ignore that path other than using it to persuade humans to achieve it’s objectives.


20 posted on 11/25/2023 7:42:28 AM PST by glorgau
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