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The Former Staffer Calling Out OpenAI’s Erotica Claims | WIRED

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Currently, only residents from certain countries and US states can opt out of certain Tracking Technologies through our Consent Management Platform. Additional options regarding these technologies may be available on your device, browser, or through industry options like AdChoices. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. WHEN THE HISTORY of AI is written, Steven Adler may just end up being its Paul Revere—or at least, one of them—when it comes to safety. Last month Adler, who spent four years in various safety roles at OpenAI, wrote a piece for The New York Times with a rather alarming title: “I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’” In it, he laid out the problems OpenAI faced when it came to allowing users to have erotic conversations with chatbots while also protecting them from any impacts those interactions could have on their mental health. “Nobody wanted to be the mora

Save this story Save this story When the history of AI is written, Steven Adler may just end up being its Paul Revere—or at least, one of them—when it comes to safety. Last month Adler, who spent four years in various safety roles at OpenAI , wrote a piece for The New York Times with a rather alarming title: “I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’” In it, he laid out the problems OpenAI faced when it came to allowing users to have erotic conversations with chatbots while also protecting them from any impacts those interactions could have on their mental health.

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