OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he agreed with parts of the open letter from the Future of Life Institute, which was signed by the following technical leaders: Tesla with CEO Elon Musk apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak called for a six-month moratorium on AI research, but added that the letter “mostly lacked technical nuance as to where the moratorium should be.”
Altman said Thursday Video appearance at MIT An event to discuss business and AI.
OpenAI creates ChatGPT, an AI bot that can create human-like responses to questions from users. Bots have sparked an AI frenzy in the tech world. microsoft uses OpenAI technology in its Bing chatbot, and Google recently launched competitor Bard.
“I think it’s really important to act cautiously and be tougher on safety issues,” Altman continued. “I don’t think the letter was the best way to address it.”
In March, Musk, Wozniak, and dozens of other academics called for an immediate pause in training “experiments” related to large-scale language models “more powerful than GPT-4.” The flagship Large Language Model (LLM). Since then, over 25,000 people have signed the letter.
OpenAI’s GPT technology gained international attention when ChatGPT launched in 2022. GPT technology is behind it microsoftof Bing AI chatbots have arrived, and investments in AI have flooded in.
“AI Labs and independent experts will use this pause to jointly develop a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design and development that will be rigorously audited and supervised by independent external experts. should be developed and implemented in ,” the letter said.
“I also agree that as the functionality becomes more and more serious, the safety standards must be raised,” Altman said at the MIT event.
Earlier this year, Altman admitted that AI technology “scared” him a little. Questions about safe and ethical use of AI White HouseCapitol Hill, and in boardrooms across America.
“We’re doing other things in addition to GPT-4 that we think are important to address and have all sorts of security issues that are completely left out of the letter,” OpenAI said. a senior official said.
