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OpenAI shift to for-profit company may lead it to cut corners, says whistleblower
Ex-employee William Saunders says he is also concerned by reports Sam Altman could hold stake in restructured firm
OpenAI’s plan to become a for-profit company could encourage the artificial intelligence startup to cut corners on safety, a whistleblower has said.
William Saunders, a former research engineer at OpenAI, told the Guardian he was concerned by reports that the ChatGPT developer was preparing to change its corporate structure and would no longer be controlled by its non-profit board.
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