OpenAI is allegedly a new AI system. Be more careful about releasing research findings that reveal the potentially negative impact Wired is told by four sources that are familiar with this issue, the potential impact AI can have on our economy.
At least two workers have left their jobs because of the perceived withdrawal. OpenAI’s According to four individuals who spoke on condition of anonymity to WIRED, the economic research team has been active in the last few months.
WIRED learned that Tom Cunningham left the entire company in September, after deciding it was difficult to produce high-quality work. Cunningham stated in an internal message that there was a tension growing between doing rigorous analysis, and acting as OpenAI’s de facto advocate. This is according to people familiar with the matter.
Cunningham has declined to comment on WIRED.
Jason Kwon, OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, addressed these concerns via an internal message following Cunningham’s departure. Kwon stated in a message that was obtained by WIRED that OpenAI had to act responsibly as the leader of AI and raise issues with both the technology and the people. “build the solutions.”
“My POV on hard subjects is not that we shouldn’t talk about them,” Kwon spoke on Slack. “Rather, because we are not just a research institution, but also an actor in the world (the leading actor in fact) that puts the subject of inquiry (AI) into the world, we are expected to take agency for the outcomes.”
OpenAI spokesperson Rob Friedlander stated in a WIRED statement that they hired their first chief economist Aaron Chatterji last year. Since then, the firm has increased the scope of the economic research.
“The economic research team conducts rigorous analysis that helps OpenAI, policymakers, and the public understand how people are using AI and how it is shaping the broader economy, including where benefits are emerging and where societal impacts or disruptions may arise as the technology evolves,” Friedlander stated.
OpenAI is reportedly reversing its position as it deepens multi-billion dollar partnerships with corporations The following are some examples of how to get started: governmentsThe global economy will be a major player with the technology OpenAI develops. OpenAI, according to experts, is creating technology that could change the way we work. But there’s still much uncertainty as to when and how it will transform our lives.
OpenAI regularly releases research since 2016 on its systems’ potential to reshape the labor market and shares data with other economists. In 2023, it published “GPTs Are GPTs,” A widely-cited report on which industries were most likely to be affected by automation. Over the past year, however, two sources say the company has become more reluctant to release work that highlights the economic downsides of AI—such as job displacement—and has favored publishing positive findings.
