Democratic inputs to AI
OpenAI Blog
OpenAI is funding experiments to develop democratic processes for determining AI safety rules and values. The organization will distribute one million dollars total through ten $100,000 grants to support these projects. This aims to broaden input beyond technical experts in shaping how AI systems behave.
Why it matters
Our nonprofit organization, OpenAI, Inc., is launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow, within the bounds defined by the law.