Perhaps in the same way that they dedicated 20% of compute to the Superalignment team in 2023. But alas:
But a half dozen sources familiar with the Superalignment team’s work said that the group was never allocated this compute. Instead, it received far less in the company’s regular compute allocation budget, which is reassessed quarterly.
One source familiar with the Superalignment team’s work said that there were never any clear metrics around exactly how the 20% amount was to be calculated, leaving it subject to wide interpretation. For instance, the source said the team was never told whether the promise meant “20% each year for four years” or “5% a year for four years” or some variable amount that could wind up being “1% or 2% for the first three years, and then the bulk of the commitment in the fourth year.” In any case, all the sources Fortune spoke to for this story confirmed that the Superalignment team was never given anything close to 20% of OpenAI’s secured compute as of July 2023.
I would not be surprised if OpenAI plays similar kinds of tricks this time around.
I think one difference is that the Superintelligent team compute “dedication” was a promissory note that they never cashed, whereas the monitoring compute allocation now appears to be already happening?
I dunno I wouldn’t put it past OAI to just be playing wording tricks, of course.
Perhaps in the same way that they dedicated 20% of compute to the Superalignment team in 2023. But alas:
I would not be surprised if OpenAI plays similar kinds of tricks this time around.
I think one difference is that the Superintelligent team compute “dedication” was a promissory note that they never cashed, whereas the monitoring compute allocation now appears to be already happening?
I dunno I wouldn’t put it past OAI to just be playing wording tricks, of course.