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Open letter to all EU leaders

We recorded 4 claims from this post. 4 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (4)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Forecast

    “The recent events at OpenAI are likely going to lead to considerable, unpredictable instability.”

    Our reading: The November 2023 events at OpenAI are likely to lead to considerable, unpredictable instability.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: following the recent events at OpenAI (November 2023 leadership crisis)

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “The schisms on display there highlight the fact that we cannot rely purely on the companies to self-regulate AI, wherein even their own internal governance can be deeply conflicted.”

    Our reading: We cannot rely purely on AI companies to self-regulate AI, as the schisms at OpenAI highlight that even their own internal governance can be deeply conflicted.

    No horizon

    Scope: purely (exclusive reliance on self-regulation)

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “Please don't gut the EU AI Act; we need it now more than ever.”

    Our reading: EU leaders should not gut (drastically weaken) the EU AI Act, because it is needed now more than ever.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: we need it now more than ever

  4. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “Please don't gut the EU AI Act; we need it now more than ever.”

    Our reading: The EU AI Act is needed now more than ever, given the turmoil at OpenAI.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: in light of the OpenAI turmoil