OpenAIが法廷でスチュアート・ラッセルを「終末論者」と呼ぶ、CEOは以前そのAI絶滅警告に共同署名
OpenAIは法廷でAI専門家のスチュアート・ラッセルを「終末論者」と批判したが、同社CEOのサム・アルトマンは以前、同じAI絶滅リスク警告に署名しており、記事はこの矛盾を指摘している。
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OpenAIの法廷での批判的姿勢
OpenAIは法廷で、AIの存在リスクを警告する専門家スチュアート・ラッセルを「終末論者」と表現し、その主張を軽視しようとしている。
CEOアルトマンの過去の立場との矛盾
記事は、OpenAIのCEOサム・アルトマンが過去にラッセルと同じAI絶滅リスク警告に署名していたことを指摘し、同社の現在の法廷姿勢との矛盾を浮き彫りにする。
戦略的コミュニケーションの指摘
記事は、OpenAIが「恐怖は注目を集める」ことを理解し、自らのアジェンダに沿う時には警告を広め、法廷では同じ警告を軽視するという戦略的なコミュニケーションを行っていると分析している。
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影響分析
この記事は、AI業界のリーダーであるOpenAIの、AI安全に関する公的発言と法的立場の間に矛盾がある可能性を指摘しており、企業の透明性と一貫性に対する疑問を投げかけている。これは、AI規制や企業の社会的責任に関する議論において、企業の動機と行動を精査する必要性を高める影響を与える。
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AI業界の巨人が、自らが過去に推進した議論を法廷では「終末論」として退けるという矛盾は、業界の健全な発展と透明性にとって重要な問題を提起している。
恐怖は注目を集める。そしてOpenAIは通常、その利用法を心得ている。しかし法廷では、同社はある人工知能（AI）専門家を「終末論者（ドゥーマー）」として信用失墜させようとしている。CEOのサム・アルトマンが、自らの思惑に沿っていた時期には、同じ警告を何年にもわたって広めていたという事実にもかかわらず、だ。
本記事『OpenAI calls Stuart Russell a "doomer" in court after its CEO co-signed his AI extinction warning』は、The Decoderに最初に掲載されました。
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OpenAI is trying to silence an AI safety expert in court, using arguments that directly contradict the company's own history of raising the same concerns.
Civil society organization The Midas Project is calling out OpenAI's double standard in the ongoing court battle with Elon Musk. OpenAI filed a motion to exclude testimony from AI professor Stuart Russell, calling him a "prominent AI doomer" who has "made a career giving public lectures warning that AI might kill off humanity." The filing dismisses his views as "dystopian," "speculative," and "alarmist." Russell has spent years warning that advanced AI systems could pose an existential threat to humanity if not properly controlled.
The hypocrisy is hard to miss. OpenAI leaned on exactly these kinds of threat scenarios to build its brand and push its own agenda, from warnings about "scary" mass job losses and social manipulation to outright doomsday scenarios.
The Midas Project also points out that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-signed a declaration with Russell in 2023 stating that the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority. Altman said back in 2015 that AI would "probably, most likely, sort of lead to the end of the world."
In 2023, Sam Altman and Stuart Russell both signed a statement calling AI extinction risk a global priority. Now OpenAI wants to block Russell's testimony as "dystopian." | Image: [The Midas Project](https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/russell_altman.jpg)
OpenAI's lawyers also argue that concerns about an AI race at the expense of safety aren't relevant to the case. But OpenAI's own charter, as The Midas Project notes, spells out exactly this fear—that the late stages of AGI development could turn into a race without enough safety precautions.
OpenAI already seems to be living out that pattern. Safety testing for GPT-4o was reportedly rushed under time pressure, and newer models have been affected too. The company also cut jobs on its safety teams, and several high-profile researchers walked out the door.
OpenAI and The Midas Project have a history
The Midas Project says OpenAI is making opportunistic arguments in court that contradict its own long-held positions. The two organizations already have a track record: OpenAI previously hit The Midas Project with a sweeping subpoena as part of the Musk dispute.
According to founder Tyler Johnston, the company demanded all communications with journalists, lawmakers, former OpenAI employees, and other civil society groups, even though The Midas Project wasn't even a party to the Musk lawsuit.
At the time, Johnston suspected the move was a targeted play timed to coincide with decisions by California and Delaware authorities on OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit company with a valuation of up to $500 billion. The organization had publicly criticized this restructuring.
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