OpenAI pauses frontier training; Gary Marcus questions safety claims
OpenAI said it paused some frontier RL training to meet safety standards, but Gary Marcus argues the real motive is its IPO, citing an exodus of safety executives and eroding market trust as signs the company is unraveling.
2026-08-19 ~ 2026-08-19 · 2 related posts
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