Considering it's explicitly called out in their charter [1]:
It's hard to fathom how much human-level AI could benefit society, and it's equally hard to imagine how much it could damage society if built or used incorrectly.
and basically the entire reason the project exists in the first place is to try and get a technical handle on AGI risks. I would have to say it makes perfect sense.
We're only a long way off if we continue to put tiny dollar figures into it. You should be thinking about it more like the Nucelar issue. Would you rather more or less thought be put into it?
It's hard to fathom how much human-level AI could benefit society, and it's equally hard to imagine how much it could damage society if built or used incorrectly.
and basically the entire reason the project exists in the first place is to try and get a technical handle on AGI risks. I would have to say it makes perfect sense.
We're only a long way off if we continue to put tiny dollar figures into it. You should be thinking about it more like the Nucelar issue. Would you rather more or less thought be put into it?
[1] https://openai.com/blog/introducing-openai/