Having read the article I do get the feeling that safety is an underlying current in most of her answers. This certainly gives weight to this being a safety first camp vs growth first camp theory. I hope they don't slow down the pace of innovation too much as there are many startups just waiting for a few improvements here or there before something else becomes viable. And given her answer to the following question I am somewhat optimistic:<p>Steven: "[...] By putting things like GPT-4 in the wild, it’s almost like you’re forcing the public to deal with those issues [...]"<p>Mira: "[...] especially as the technological progress continues to be so rapid. It's futile to resist it. I think it's important to embrace it and figure out how it's going to go well."
Context for those inclined to ignore this as something that couldn't possibly have been researched in the time aloted:<p>“This interview was conducted in July 2023 for WIRED’s cover story on OpenAI. It is being published today after Sam Altman’s sudden departure to provide a glimpse at the thinking of the powerful AI company’s new boss.”
- mech engineering bachelors 2012<p>- 6 years of experience including stints as a PM at Tesla and some experience at Goldman and LeapMotion<p>- joined OpenAI in 2018, shortly became CTO and now CEO<p>While credentialism and gatekeeping is all too prominent in society today, for Mira I have serious doubts about her capacity as a leader. A serious lack of experience in all aspects