Yudkowsky Says His 'Burn All GPUs' Example Was Not a Proposal

AI safety researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky said his 2022 example of burning all graphics processing units (GPUs) was not a proposal, after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman invoked it in a discussion of AI governance. Yudkowsky addressed the issue on X on Oct. 20. Altman had used his name for the third of three approaches to governing advanced AI that he discussed with employees during the week of Oct. 12. In that scenario, one developer gains enough power to deny rivals computing resources. Altman described the outcome as bad.

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