AI Safety Expert Discusses Tech Companies' Shift to Military Contracting
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Hayden Field
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Summary
This article features an interview with AI safety expert Heidy Khlaaf discussing how major AI companies like OpenAI are shifting focus from AI safety research to becoming defense contractors and military suppliers. The conversation explores the consequences of this pivot toward military applications and the implications for AI safety standards.
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Heidy has actually worked with OpenAI in the past; from late 2020 to mid-2021, she was a senior sys
we're going to be spending more time diving into some of the unforeseen consequences of the generative AI boom
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