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I have canceled my OpenAI subscription in protest over OpenAI's lack of ethics.

In particular, I object to:

threats to confiscate departing employees' equity unless those employees signed a life-long non-disparagement contract
Sam Altman's pattern of lying about important topics

I'm trying to hold AI companies to higher standards than I use for typical companies, due to the risk that AI companies will exert unusual power.

A boycott of OpenAI subscriptions seems unlikely to gain enough attention to meaningfully influence OpenAI. Where I hope to make a difference is by discouraging competent researchers from joining OpenAI unless they clearly reform (e.g. by firing Altman). A few good researchers choosing not to work at OpenAI could make the difference between OpenAI being the leader in AI 5 years from now versus being, say, a distant 3rd place.

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First published:
June 18th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sXhBCDLJPEjadwHBM/boycott-openai

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“Boycott OpenAI” by PeterMcCluskey

LessWrong (30+ Karma)