“Thoughts on responsible scaling policies and regulation” by Paul_Christiano

I am excited about AI developers implementing responsible scaling policies; I’ve recently been spending time refining this idea and advocating for it. Most people I talk to are excited about RSPs, but there is also some uncertainty and pushback about how they relate to regulation. In this post I’ll explain my views on that:I think that sufficiently good responsible scaling policies could dramatically reduce risk, and that preliminary policies like Anthropic's RSP meaningfully reduce risk by creating urgency around key protective measures and increasing the probability of a pause if those measures can’t be implemented quickly enough.I think that developers implementing responsible scaling policies now increases the probability of effective regulation. If I instead thought it would make regulation harder, I would have significant reservations.Transparency about RSPs makes it easier for outside stakeholders to understand whether an AI developer's policies are adequate to manage risk, and creates a focal point for [...] ---Outline:(02:03) Why I’m excited about RSPs(03:26) Thoughts on an AI pause(04:56) I expect RSPs to help facilitate effective regulation(06:24) Anthropic's RSP(09:16) On the name “responsible scaling”--- First published: October 24th, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cKW4db8u2uFEAHewg/thoughts-on-responsible-scaling-policies-and-regulation --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.