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OpenAI was working on advanced model so powerful it alarmed staff::Reports say new model Q* fuelled safety fears, with workers airing their concerns to the board before CEO Sam Altman’s sacking

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Did they really have to name it Q?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It's going to create a super intelligent AI that's more irritating than anything else.

[–] JackDark 5 points 1 year ago

It's apparently Q* (pronounced Q star).

[–] egeres 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's possible it's related to the Q* function from Q-learning, a strategy used in deep reinforcement learning!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.... or this is the origin of the Q and we're all fucked. I find my hypothesis much more plausible.

[–] Flambo 1 points 1 year ago

plausible: check

testable: TBD

falsifiable: TBD

still, 1 out of 3. not bad!

[–] Ensign_Crab 3 points 1 year ago

At least they didn't name it AM?