Kyle Wiggers, writing at TechCrunch:
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has missed a self-imposed deadline to publish a finalized AI safety framework, as noted by watchdog group The Midas Project.
xAI isn’t exactly known for its strong commitments to AI safety as it’s commonly understood. A recent report found that the company’s AI chatbot, Grok, would undress photos of women when asked. Grok can also be considerably more crass than chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT, cursing without much restraint to speak of.
Nonetheless, in February at the AI Seoul Summit, a global gathering of AI leaders and stakeholders, xAI published a draft framework outlining the company’s approach to AI safety. The eight-page document laid out xAI’s safety priorities and philosophy, including the company’s benchmarking protocols and AI model deployment considerations.
The three month deadline given in the draft passed earlier this week… and that draft only applied to “not currently in development” future AI models the company may work on in the future.
I’m just thrilled that xAI calls Memphis home.