Home / Technology / Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, responds to the letter urging a pause on advanced AI research

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, responds to the letter urging a pause on advanced AI research

Spread the love

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, responds to the letter urging a pause on advanced AI research

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed partial agreement with an open letter from the Future of Life Institute signed by tech leaders, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, calling for a six-month halt in AI research. However, Altman added that the letter lacked technical nuance regarding the areas that require the pause.

During an MIT event focused on business and AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed the technical nuances surrounding the letter from tech leaders, such as Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, that called for a six-month pause on AI research.

One of OpenAI’s most prominent projects is ChatGPT, an AI bot that generates human-like responses to user questions. This technology sparked an AI frenzy in the tech world, with Microsoft utilizing it in their Bing chatbot and Google launching their own competitor, Bard.

Altman emphasized the significance of proceeding with caution and prioritizing safety in the development of AI, stating that the open letter may not have been the best approach. He expressed these thoughts during a Thursday MIT event focused on business and AI.

In March, a group of academics including Musk and Wozniak published an open letter demanding an immediate halt to training “experiments” associated with large language models that were deemed more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-4. The letter has garnered over 25,000 signatures to date.

In 2022, the launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI brought international attention to their GPT technology. This technology serves as the foundation for Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot and has also spurred a flurry of AI investments.

The letter called for “AI labs and independent experts to use this pause to collaboratively create and adopt a set of shared safety protocols for the design and development of advanced AI, which are thoroughly audited and supervised by independent external experts.”

At the MIT event, Altman emphasized the need for increased safety measures as AI capabilities continue to advance. He admitted to feeling “a little bit scared” about AI technology earlier this year. The safety and ethics of AI use have been raised as concerns at the White House, Capitol Hill, and in boardrooms throughout the US.

Altman, an OpenAI executive, noted during the MIT event that there are additional endeavors being conducted on top of GPT-4 that also present important safety concerns, which were omitted from the letter.

About Rajesh Parmar

Check Also

Microsoft Delays Launch of AI Recall Tool Citing Security Concerns

Microsoft Delays Launch of AI Recall Tool Citing Security Concerns

Spread the love Microsoft has announced in a blog post on Thursday that it will ...