Safety researchers clash over 'generative AI' label: outputs vs capabilities framing
evijit · x · 2026-09-20
A short but substantive exchange on AI safety terminology: NatPurser avoids 'generative AI' because safety skeptics dominate its usage and because it frames AI by outputs (text/images) rather than capabilities (agents, cyber attacks, bio risks) — the latter being what safety people worry about. evijit pushes back that autoregressive models are literally token generators, while noting safety should apply to all model types.
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