The real research behind the wild rumors about OpenAI’s Q* project
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On November 22, a few days after OpenAI fired (and then re-hired) CEO Sam Altman,The Information reportedthat OpenAI had made a technical breakthrough that would allow it to develop far more powerful artificial intelligence models." Dubbed Q* (and pronounced Q star") the new model was able to solve math problems that it hadn't seen before."
Reuterspublished a similar story, but details were vague.
Both outlets linked this supposed breakthrough to the board's decision to fire Altman. Reuters reported that several OpenAI staffers sent the board a letter warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity." However, Reuters was unable to review a copy of the letter," and subsequent reporting hasn't connected Altman's firing to concerns over Q*.