OpenAI's GPT-4 Discussion with Red Teamer Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg
Overview
A podcast episode in which GPT-4 red teamer Nathan Labenz describes using the model before release, finding it human-level but not human-like, and discussing its weaknesses and worrying capabilities. It closes with speculation about GPT-5.
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Cited as a firsthand account of the raw, unfiltered GPT-4 before safety tuning, especially the part after 45 minutes.
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Video by Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything", played through YouTube.
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