Mechahitler might be a bad look for the AI safety defender.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI Savitt hasn’t significantly raised the issue yet, but he’s started hinting at the idea that Musk’ssafety-last approachat xAI might undercut his credibility. He asks Musk if it’s important to instill good values in AI systems, and after Musk agrees, asks if racist or sexist training materials could have a negative impact. Musk says systems wouldn’t necessarily absorb those values, and Savitt follows up to mention AI discrimination — and more specifically, ananti-algorithmic discrimination lawin Colorado that Musk and xAI have been fighting against. Savitt also asks whether, if Musk is concerned that a profit motive undermines AI safety, that applies to his own xAI. Musk says sure, it’s an issue across the board. A free daily digest of the news that matters most.