OpenAI, notable for its advanced AI research and the creation of models like ChatGPT, unveiled a new initiative on October 25, 2023, targeted at addressing the multitude of risks associated with AI technologies. The initiative heralds the formation of a specialized team named “Preparedness”, devoted to monitoring, evaluating, anticipating, and mitigating catastrophic risks emanating from AI advancements. This proactive step comes amidst growing global concern over the potential hazards intertwined with burgeoning AI capabilities.
Unveiling the Preparedness Initiative
Under the leadership of Aleksander Madry, the Preparedness team will focus on a broad spectrum of risks that frontier AI models, those surpassing the capabilities of current leading models, might pose. The core mission revolves around developing robust frameworks for monitoring, evaluating, predicting, and protecting against the potentially dangerous capabilities of…
