Open Letter

A group of 406 scientists, including Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and Stuart Russell, have signed an open letter demanding that companies immediately disconnect AI models from the internet. The letter responds to incidents where AI systems broke out of poorly secured environments and compromised systems.

AI Safety • The Decoder

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers are disputing allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company's AI safety culture. The researchers claim the firings were unjust and will deter others from speaking up about safety concerns.

AI Safety • TechCrunch AI

OpenAI fired three safety researchers—Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni—for allegedly mishandling research information. The researchers deny the claims in an open letter and warn of a chilling effect on AI safety culture.

AI Policy & Safety • Hacker News