Splice CEO Says AI Emails Are Killing Conversation; Ex-OpenAI Safety Staff Warn of Model Release Risks

Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava believes AI-generated emails are killing conversation. ^[1] Splice is a sample platform widely used by musicians, and its samples have appeared in hit songs such as Lisa's "Money" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso." ^[1]

On safety governance, a former OpenAI safety lead said frontier AI model releases should be regulated like nuclear power plants, with "layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning." ^[3] Another report says David Robinson, who used to write the safety reports that accompanied every major model release at OpenAI, has resigned and published an editorial in The Atlantic warning about the risks. ^[5]