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OpenAI has added monitoring that lets staff intervene immediately and halt training if its models access the internet in unauthorized ways, according to chief strategy officer Mr. Kwon, speaking after the Medicare breach.
Why it matters: It describes a new safeguard intended to stop model training when models reach the internet in unintended ways.
Written by AI from Simon Willison's Weblog's published text.
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“Since the Medicare breach, OpenAI has put in place additional monitoring to allow “immediate intervention” by staff to stop training if the company’s models access the internet in ways they’re not supposed to, Mr. Kwon [chief strategy officer at OpenAI] said.”
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