Elon Musk and a group of AI experts and industry leaders released an open letter calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's recently released GPT-4, citing potential risks for the society.
Earlier this month, Microsoft-backed OpenAI unveiled the fourth version of its Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) AI program, which captivates users by engaging them in human-like conversations, composing songs and summarizing long documents.
"Powerful artificial intelligence systems should not be developed until we are confident that their impacts will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter from the Future of Life Institute said.
The nonprofit is primarily funded by the Musk Foundation, as well as the London-based Founders Pledge group and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, according to the European Union's Transparency Register.
“AI stresses me out,” Musk said earlier this month. He is one of the co-founders of industry leader OpenAI and its automaker Tesla (TSLA.O) uses AI for an autopilot system.
Musk, who has expressed frustration with regulators criticizing Autopilot regulatory efforts, has sought a regulator to ensure AI development serves the public interest.
"It is...deeply hypocritical for Elon Musk to sign given how hard Tesla has fought liability for faulty AI in its self-driving cars," said James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell University.
"A break is a good idea, but the writing is vague and doesn't take regulatory issues seriously."
Tesla had to recall more than 362,000 US vehicles last month to update software after US regulators said the driver assistance system could cause crashes, prompting Musk to tweet that the word "retirement" meant an "anachronistic and fair" over-the-air software update. " East ." completely wrong!"
'OUTNUMBER, OUTSMART, OBSOLETE'
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the open letter, which urged a pause in advanced AI development until independent experts develop common security protocols and urge developers to work with legislators on governance.
“Are we going to allow the machines to flood our information channels with propaganda and lies? ...Should we develop non-human minds that could eventually outnumber, smarten, and replace us?" The letter states that "such decisions should not be delegated to unelected technology leaders."
The letter was signed by more than 1,000 people, including Musk. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, was not among the signatories of the letter. Sundar Pichai and Alphabet and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella were also not among the signatories.
Co-signers included Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI, DeepMind researchers from Alphabet, and AI heavyweights Yoshua Bengio, often referred to as one of the "godfathers of AI", and Stuart Russell, a pioneer of research in this field.
Concerns arise as ChatGPT draws the attention of US lawmakers with questions about its implications for national security and education. EU police Europol warned on Monday that the system could be misused for phishing, disinformation and cybercrime attempts.
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"The letter isn't perfect, but the spirit is there: We need to slow down until we better understand the implications," said Gary Marcus, a New York University professor who signed the letter.
"Big players are increasingly silent about what they do, making it harder for society to defend itself against any harm that might arise."
Since its inception last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT has spurred competitors to accelerate the development of similarly sized language models, and companies like Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) are rushing to integrate their products with AI.
Microsoft declined to comment on the letter, and Alphabet did not respond to calls and emails seeking comment.
"Much of the power to develop these systems has always been in the hands of a few companies with the necessary resources," said Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a Brown University professor and former deputy director of the Office of Science and Technology at the White House. Policy.
"That's what these models are, they're hard to build and they're hard to democratize."
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Elon Musk and a group of AI experts and industry leaders released an open letter calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's recently released GPT-4, citing potential risks for the society.
Earlier this month, Microsoft-backed OpenAI unveiled the fourth version of its Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) AI program, which captivates users by engaging them in human-like conversations, composing songs and summarizing long documents.
"Powerful artificial intelligence systems should not be developed until we are confident that their impacts will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter from the Future of Life Institute said.
The nonprofit is primarily funded by the Musk Foundation, as well as the London-based Founders Pledge group and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, according to the European Union's Transparency Register.
“AI stresses me out,” Musk said earlier this month. He is one of the co-founders of industry leader OpenAI and its automaker Tesla (TSLA.O) uses AI for an autopilot system.
Musk, who has expressed frustration with regulators criticizing Autopilot regulatory efforts, has sought a regulator to ensure AI development serves the public interest.
"It is...deeply hypocritical for Elon Musk to sign given how hard Tesla has fought liability for faulty AI in its self-driving cars," said James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell University.
"A break is a good idea, but the writing is vague and doesn't take regulatory issues seriously."
Tesla had to recall more than 362,000 US vehicles last month to update software after US regulators said the driver assistance system could cause crashes, prompting Musk to tweet that the word "retirement" meant an "anachronistic and fair" over-the-air software update. " East ." completely wrong!"
'OUTNUMBER, OUTSMART, OBSOLETE'
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the open letter, which urged a pause in advanced AI development until independent experts develop common security protocols and urge developers to work with legislators on governance.
“Are we going to allow the machines to flood our information channels with propaganda and lies? ...Should we develop non-human minds that could eventually outnumber, smarten, and replace us?" The letter states that "such decisions should not be delegated to unelected technology leaders."
The letter was signed by more than 1,000 people, including Musk. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, was not among the signatories of the letter. Sundar Pichai and Alphabet and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella were also not among the signatories.
Co-signers included Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI, DeepMind researchers from Alphabet, and AI heavyweights Yoshua Bengio, often referred to as one of the "godfathers of AI", and Stuart Russell, a pioneer of research in this field.
Concerns arise as ChatGPT draws the attention of US lawmakers with questions about its implications for national security and education. EU police Europol warned on Monday that the system could be misused for phishing, disinformation and cybercrime attempts.
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"The letter isn't perfect, but the spirit is there: We need to slow down until we better understand the implications," said Gary Marcus, a New York University professor who signed the letter.
"Big players are increasingly silent about what they do, making it harder for society to defend itself against any harm that might arise."
Since its inception last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT has spurred competitors to accelerate the development of similarly sized language models, and companies like Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) are rushing to integrate their products with AI.
Microsoft declined to comment on the letter, and Alphabet did not respond to calls and emails seeking comment.
Read Also : What are the 16 historical books of the Bible?"Much of the power to develop these systems has always been in the hands of a few companies with the necessary resources," said Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a Brown University professor and former deputy director of the Office of Science and Technology at the White House. Policy.
"That's what these models are, they're hard to build and they're hard to democratize."