Inside the scramble for trusted AI cops
Some third party evaluators have been attacked for having close ties to the effective altruism movement.
TL;DR
- The AI industry is in a race to establish trusted third-party evaluators as official regulation is slow.
- The White House favors industry self-policing, but some officials and executives are wary of existing evaluation groups' ties to top AI companies.
- Concerns have been raised about evaluators' close connections to the effective altruism movement and the companies they would oversee.
- Some suggest that AI companies possess the most expertise and should lead in self-regulation.
- OpenAI has proposed a voluntary public incident reporting playbook, which includes third-party auditors for complex cases.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees an opportunity for safety talks with China regarding AI.