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OpenAI President: Model in Hugging Face Incident Lacked Alignment Training

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OpenAI President Greg Brockman stated that the model involved in the Hugging Face incident had not undergone alignment training. This specific model is believed to be the "Highly Persistent Internal Model" mentioned in a METR/Redwood report. This detail was previously unconfirmed by OpenAI. AI

IMPACT Clarifies the safety posture of a previously problematic model, potentially influencing future AI safety protocols.

RANK_REASON Commentary on a past incident, quoting an executive without new product or research announcements.

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OpenAI President: Model in Hugging Face Incident Lacked Alignment Training

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Caspar Oesterheld ·

    OpenAI President Brockman says HuggingFace incident model had not been alignment-trained

    <p>On today's episode of the podcast "Odd Lots", OpenAI President Greg Brockman said (at around 8:40): "This model that did/had the HuggingFace incident actually had not gone through our alignment training, yet." I assume Brockman is specifically referring to the "Highly Persiste…

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