OpenAI's Strategy to Safeguard Super-Intelligent AI Revealed

OpenAI's Superalignment research team is making progress in developing methods to control super-intelligent AI systems. The team conducted experiments to allow an inferior AI model to guide the behavior of a more advanced one without diminishing its capabilities. They tested two approaches, including training progressively larger models and adding an algorithmic tweak to the stronger model. While these methods are not foolproof, they serve as a starting point for further research. OpenAI is also offering $10 million in grants and partnering with Eric Schmidt to encourage outside researchers to contribute to advancements in AI control. The company plans to hold a conference on superalignment next year.