Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That OpenAI Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work
Summary
Reports that OpenAI established the 'Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition' as a front group to solicit endorsements for policy proposals that protected AI companies from liability.
Key quotes
the Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition, a mysterious if wholesome-sounding group, was not the up-and-coming grassroots organization it appeared to be. It was, in fact, a front group founded by lawyers working for OpenAI
I don’t want OpenAI to write their own rules for how they interact with children
The article describes how OpenAI used a front organization to influence child safety policy and avoid liability. Several nonprofits withdrew their support upon discovering OpenAI’s involvement.