OpenAI's 2019 GPT-2-XL release decision: safetyist, not a sign of AGI belief
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Researcher roon (@tszzl) says OpenAI's 2019 decision not to release GPT-2-XL was safetyist, but that criticism is separate from whether the decision showed the company believed in AGI. In a post on X, roon says the model was obviously not dangerous and that the threats cited at the time concerned spam.
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roon@tszzlXOpenAI's 2019 GPT-2-XL decision was safetyist, not a sign of AGI beliefAIroon argues that calling OpenAI's decision not to release GPT-2-XL "safetyist slop" is separate from whether the decision showed belief in AGI in 2019. He says the model was obviously not dangerous, and the threats cited at the time concerned spam.
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