OpenAI co-founder wanted to build doomsday bunker to protect company scientists
a year ago
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- OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever proposed building a doomsday bunker to protect top researchers from potential chaos triggered by AGI.
- Sutskever discussed the bunker idea in internal meetings, suggesting it would be optional for scientists to enter.
- The bunker concept reflects deep fears among OpenAI leadership about the risks of AGI, including geopolitical upheaval.
- Sutskever, known for his technical brilliance and mystical views on AI, later grew disillusioned with CEO Sam Altman's leadership.
- Sutskever and Mira Murati orchestrated a brief coup to oust Altman, citing concerns over safety protocols and control.
- Altman was reinstated after pressure from investors and employees, leading to Sutskever and Murati's departure.
- The bunker idea symbolizes the extreme beliefs and fears within OpenAI about the transformative and potentially catastrophic impact of AGI.