OpenAI #13: Altman at TED and OpenAI Cutting Corners on Safety Testing

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Three big OpenAI news items this week were the FT article describing the cutting of corners on safety testing, the OpenAI former employee amicus brief, and Altman’s very good TED Interview.

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