AI 将成为人类有史以来构建的最强大的技术之一。当下就其治理与部署方式所做的决策,将在很长一段时间内产生影响。我们相信,AI 的未来应当由各国政府、研究人员、劳动者、公民社会、独立专家以及公众共同塑造——而不是由任何一家公司或组织来决定。与此同时,像我们这样正在构建这项技术的公司,有责任明确表达我们的价值观、我们的政策立场,以及我们如何为之倡导。
在过去一年里,AI 政策已成为政治辩论中更为突出的议题,围绕其展开的外部团体生态也在不断壮大。许多科技公司已经成立了自己的由员工出资的政治行动委员会(PAC),或资助现有的 PAC,以塑造围绕 AI 的公众叙事。OpenAI 没有这样做。我们没有向任何超级 PAC 捐款,也没有由员工出资的 PAC。我们也没有向任何政治候选人或是竞选活动捐款。如果我们的做法在未来发生变化,我们会对此保持透明。
我们的员工可以以个人身份自由参与政治进程,包括向候选人、竞选活动和政治组织捐款或提供建议。当他们这样做时,他们代表的是自己,而非 OpenAI。但我们认识到,这可能引发外界对 OpenAI 立场的疑问,我们想明确表示,这些是彼此独立的行为。
尤其是围绕 Leading the Future(LTF)存在一些疑问,该组织得到了我们的总裁兼联合创始人 Greg Brockman 及其妻子 Anna 的支持。正如他们此前所声明的,与该组织的任何往来均以个人身份进行,而非代表公司。OpenAI 不指导 LTF 的活动,也无法了解其运营情况。
我们要明确一点:没有任何外部政治团体代表 OpenAI 发声,或代表我们公司的观点。
OpenAI 的政策观点应当以我们公开的言行来评判,我们也应当被要求达到高标准。我们认为,AI 政策事关重大,不能仅仅被当作党派政治中的又一条战线。为 AI 发声的团体应当明确其政策观点,诚实地说明自己代表谁,并且不应使用诸如伪草根运动之类的手法,来掩盖政策制定者和公众所面临的真实选择。
我们支持深思熟虑的监管、对强大 AI 系统的严格测试、强有力的安全标准、公共问责,以及让 AI 的益处得到广泛获取。我们将继续直接、透明地以我们自己的名义阐明这一立场。
AI is going to be one of the most powerful technologies people have ever built. The decisions being made now about how it is governed and deployed will matter for a long time. We believe that the future of AI should be shaped by governments, researchers, workers, civil society, independent experts, and the public – not any one company or organization. At the same time, companies like us that are building this technology have a responsibility to be clear about our values, our policy positions, and how we’re advocating for them.
Over the past year, AI policy has become a more prominent part of political debate, with a growing ecosystem of outside groups working to shape it. Many tech companies have started their own employee-funded Political Action Committees (PACs) or fund existing PACs to shape the public narrative around AI. OpenAI has not. We have not made donations to any super PACs, and we do not have an employee-funded PAC. We also haven’t made any donations to political candidates or campaigns. If our approach changes in the future we will be transparent about it.
Our employees are free to participate in the political process in their personal capacities, including by donating or providing advice to candidates, campaigns, and political organizations. When they do that, they speak for themselves and not OpenAI. But we recognize that this can raise questions about what OpenAI believes, and we want to be clear that these are separate activities.
In particular, there have been questions around Leading the Future (LTF), which has received support from our President and co-founder, Greg Brockman, and his wife Anna. As they’ve stated before, any engagement with that organization has been in a personal capacity, not on behalf of the company. OpenAI does not direct the activities of LTF, or have visibility into their operations.
We want to be explicit: No outside political group speaks for OpenAI or represents our company’s views.
OpenAI’s policy views should be judged by what we say and do publicly, and we should be held to a high standard. We believe AI policy is too consequential to be treated as just another front in partisan politics. Groups that are advocating on AI should be clear about their policy views, be honest about whom they represent, and not use tactics like astroturfing that obscure the real choices facing policymakers and the public. We support thoughtful regulation, rigorous testing of powerful AI systems, strong safety standards, public accountability, and broad access to AI’s benefits. We will keep making that case directly, transparently, and in our own name.