Democratic inputs to AI
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OpenAI is launching a grant program to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow
Action Steps
- Apply for the grant program to develop proof-of-concepts for a democratic process
- Conduct experiments to answer questions about what rules AI systems should follow
- Develop novel democratic tools to inform decisions in the future
- Collaborate with global teams to establish a more ambitious process for democratic oversight of AI
Who Needs to Know This
This initiative benefits AI researchers, policymakers, and ethicists who are involved in shaping the development and deployment of AI systems, as it promotes diverse perspectives and public oversight in AI decision-making
Key Insight
💡 Decisions about AI behavior should be shaped by diverse perspectives reflecting the public interest, rather than being dictated by a single entity
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OpenAI is launching a grant program to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow
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* [What do we mean by a “democratic process”?](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#what-do-we-mean-by-a-democratic-process)
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May 25, 2023
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Our nonprofit organization, OpenAI, Inc., is launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow, within the bounds defined by the law.
AI will have significant, far-reaching economic and societal impacts. Technology shapes the lives of individuals, how we interact with one another, and how society as a whole evolves. We believe that decisions about how AI behaves should be shaped by diverse perspectives reflecting the public interest.
Laws encode values and norms to regulate behavior. Beyond a legal framework, AI, much like society, needs more intricate and adaptive guidelines for its conduct. For example: under what conditions should AI systems condemn or criticize public figures, given different opinions across groups regarding those figures? How should disputed views be represented in AI outputs? Should AI by default reflect the persona of a median individual in the world, the user’s country, the user’s demographic, or something entirely different? No single individual, company, or even country should dictate these decisions.
[AGI](https://openai.com/charter/) should benefit all of humanity and be shaped to be as inclusive as possible. We are launching this grant program to take a first step in this direction. We are seeking teams from across the world to develop proof-of-concepts for a democratic process that could answer questions about what rules AI systems should follow. We want to learn from these experiments, and use them as the basis for a more global, and more ambitious process going forward. While these initial experiments are not (at least for now) intended to be binding for decisions, we hope that they explore decision relevant questions and build novel democratic tools that can more directly inform decisions in the future.
The [governance of the most powerful systems](https://openai.com/index/governance-of-superintelligence/), as well as decisions regarding their deployment, must have strong public oversight. This grant represents a step to establish democratic processes for overseeing AGI and, ultimately, superintel
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* [What do we mean by a “democratic process”?](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#what-do-we-mean-by-a-democratic-process)
* [Instructions for participation](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#instructions-for-participation)
* [Timeline](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#timeline)
* [Policy statements under consideration](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#policy-statements-under-consideration)
* [Application advisory committee](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#application-advisory-committee)
* [Application review factors](https://openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai#application-review-factors)
May 25, 2023
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# Democratic inputs to AI
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Our nonprofit organization, OpenAI, Inc., is launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow, within the bounds defined by the law.
AI will have significant, far-reaching economic and societal impacts. Technology shapes the lives of individuals, how we interact with one another, and how society as a whole evolves. We believe that decisions about how AI behaves should be shaped by diverse perspectives reflecting the public interest.
Laws encode values and norms to regulate behavior. Beyond a legal framework, AI, much like society, needs more intricate and adaptive guidelines for its conduct. For example: under what conditions should AI systems condemn or criticize public figures, given different opinions across groups regarding those figures? How should disputed views be represented in AI outputs? Should AI by default reflect the persona of a median individual in the world, the user’s country, the user’s demographic, or something entirely different? No single individual, company, or even country should dictate these decisions.
[AGI](https://openai.com/charter/) should benefit all of humanity and be shaped to be as inclusive as possible. We are launching this grant program to take a first step in this direction. We are seeking teams from across the world to develop proof-of-concepts for a democratic process that could answer questions about what rules AI systems should follow. We want to learn from these experiments, and use them as the basis for a more global, and more ambitious process going forward. While these initial experiments are not (at least for now) intended to be binding for decisions, we hope that they explore decision relevant questions and build novel democratic tools that can more directly inform decisions in the future.
The [governance of the most powerful systems](https://openai.com/index/governance-of-superintelligence/), as well as decisions regarding their deployment, must have strong public oversight. This grant represents a step to establish democratic processes for overseeing AGI and, ultimately, superintel
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