WHO IS PROTECTING HUMANITY AT OPENAI? THEY ALL RESIGNED…: FIND OUT THE AGE OF DOLPHINS, ASK THEIR POOP

Mario Nawfal

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🚨 WHO IS PROTECTING HUMANITY AT OPENAI? THEY ALL RESIGNED…

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist, and Jan Leike, co-leader of the superalignment team, have resigned from OpenAI amid growing concerns over CEO Sam Altman’s leadership and commitment to AI safety.

The Superalignment team’s stated purpose:

“Superintelligence will be the most impactful technology humanity has ever invented, and could help us solve many of the world’s most important problems. But the vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction.”

Jan:

“I have been disagreeing with OpenAI leadership about the company’s core priorities for quite some time, until we finally reached a breaking point.”

Former employee Daniel Kokotajlo:

“I gradually lost trust in OpenAI leadership and their ability to responsibly handle AGI, so I quit.”

At least five more safety-focused employees have quit or been pushed out since last November.

Sources: Vox

Mario Nawfal

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FIND OUT THE AGE OF DOLPHINS, ASK THEIR POOP

Scientists have developed a new noninvasive method to determine the ages of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins using their feces.

By analyzing DNA methylation rates in dolphin poop, researchers found it to be as accurate as traditional invasive techniques like tooth extraction.

This method, tested on dolphins around Japan’s Mikura-jima, avoids stressing the animals and poses no health risks.

The study shows promise for applying this technique to other marine mammals and endangered species.

Source: Hakai Magazine, Popular Science

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
MASSIVE COTTON CANDY-LIKE EXOPLANET DISCOVERED

Exoplanet WASP-193b is 50% bigger than Jupiter but 7 times less dense.

MIT Scientist:

“It’s basically super fluffy. The reason why it’s close to cotton candy is because both are pretty much air.”

WASP-193b’s low density is a major anomaly, defying current models of gas giants.

Astronomers hope the James Webb Space Telescope will uncover the mystery behind this unique planet.

Source: Popular Science
Photo: Illustrative