William Saunders
Researcher, Superalignment Team · OpenAI · 2024
Evidence reviewed
What happened
Left the Superalignment team. Said 'I really didn't want to end up working for the Titanic of AI.'
Sources
Key Publications
- Written Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the LawU.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciarytestimony
Sworn testimony from the former OpenAI superalignment researcher at the Senate hearing on 'Oversight of AI: Insiders' Perspectives.' Saunders testified that an AGI system could plausibly be built in as little as three years, that no one knows how to ensure AGI systems will be safe and controlled, and that security was not prioritized during his time at OpenAI. His testimony became a touchstone in the debate over whistleblower protections for AI-lab employees.
Forecasts & Warnings
0 open forecasts · 0 warnings and contemporaneous claims · 1 record under review
- Open
AGI could plausibly be built in as little as three years
“I believe it is plausible that an AGI system could be built in as little as three years.”
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