Balancing Benefits and Risks in Gemma 2
The rapid development of open technology models has led to significant benefits, but with great power comes great responsibility. A new open foundation model, Gemma 2 from google, takes a deliberate approach to evaluating its capabilities and safety assessment.
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
The rapid development of open technology models has led to significant benefits in various fields. However, with great power comes great responsibility, and it is essential to weigh the risks associated with these powerful technologies. To this end, Gemma 2, a new open foundation model developed by GDM, takes a deliberate approach to evaluating its capabilities.
The evaluation process for Gemma 2 involved running dangerous capability evaluations, as detailed in section 7.4 of the tech report. Furthermore, the model's safety assessment has been open-sourced to facilitate transparency and collaboration. The Frontier Safety team, led by Matthew Rahtz and Sarah Cogan, played a crucial role in building these evaluations.
Openness, in technology and science, generally brings profound benefits. With especially powerful technology, however, we need to be deliberate in weighing the risks. We adopt this perspective with Gemma 2, GDM’s newest open foundation model. https://t.co/U5oSaXb8U5
— Allan Dafoe (@AllanDafoe) June 28, 2024
As the use of open technology models continues to proliferate, it is essential to establish industry norms for their safety assessment. This requires further research focused on establishing guidelines for evaluating the benefits and risks of highly capable open models. The evaluation methods used for Gemma 2 have been detailed in a report available online.
The importance of balancing benefits and risks in open technology models was highlighted in a recent article co-authored by Toby and Allan Dafoe, which explored the complexities of assessing the benefits and risks of scientific knowledge proliferation. As research continues to advance our understanding of these technologies, it is essential that we prioritize transparency, collaboration, and responsible innovation.
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