“These Clues Hint at the True Nature of OpenAI’s Shadowy Q✱ Project”, 2023-11-30 ():
Given vast computing resources, the new model was able to solve certain mathematical problems, Reuters reported, citing a single unnamed source. “Though only performing math on the level of grade-school students, acing such tests made researchers very optimistic about Q✱’s future success.” The Information said that Q✱ was seen as a breakthrough that would lead to “far more powerful artificial intelligence models”, adding that “the pace of development alarmed some researchers focused on AI safety”, citing a single unnamed source.
Reuters also reported that some researchers sent a letter expressing concerns about Q✱’s potential power to the nonprofit board that ejected Altman, although a WIRED source familiar with the board’s thinking says that was not the case.