TECH - Researchers Urge Meta Google OpenAI To Allow Independent Investigations Into Their Systems | Benzinga
In a recent development, more than 100 leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have signed an open letter, urging generative AI companies to grant them access to their systems. The researchers argue that the companies’ stringent rules are hindering safety testing of AI tools used by millions of consumers.
What Happened: The letter, signed by prominent figures in AI research, policy, and law, including Stanford University’s Percy Liang and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Angwin, calls out companies such as OpenAI, Meta (NASDAQ:META), Anthropic, Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Midjourney. It asks these firms to provide a legal and technical safe harbor for researchers to scrutinize their products, reported The Washington Post on Tuesday.
The researchers argue that the companies’ policies, designed to prevent misuse of AI systems, are discouraging independent research. They fear being banned or sued if they attempt to safety-test AI models without the companies’ approval.
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