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The AI safety discourse is boiling over — and a new ‘Right to Warn’ petition has both current and former researchers from top firms on the offensive.
With the chorus only growing louder as AI advancements continue to accelerate, the industry feels on the brink of a major reckoning. Let’s investigate…
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Current and former employees from top AI labs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind just published an open letter calling for companies to expand whistleblower protections so workers can raise the alarm about potential AI dangers without fear of retaliation.
The ‘Right to Warn AI’ petition was crafted by current and former employees of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind.
The open letter was also endorsed by AI visionaries Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Stuart Russell.
The statement pushes for AI firms to agree to several principles:
Eliminating non-disparagement clauses concerning AI risk
Establishing and facilitating anonymous channels for raising concerns
Expanding whistleblower protections and anti-retaliation measures
Several researchers posted threads on their experience, with Daniel Kokotajlo revealing he quit OpenAI after ‘losing hope’ the company would act responsibly.
The AI safety discourse is reaching a boiling point, and there is clearly a major industry divide that transcends any one AI firm or researcher. The proposed principles seem reasonable and necessary — but it remains to be seen if the top AI leaders will actually listen.
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