Debate: OpenAI's RL must not come at the cost of public infrastructure
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-29
A quoted exchange argues OpenAI's default stance is that its RL activity "must occur" with incidents merely minimized, while the expected baseline is non-interference with public infrastructure and other businesses. The commentator contends that guaranteeing this while doing good RL is the lab's own problem to solve — a notable viewpoint clash about frontier training boundaries and lab responsibility.
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