WHO warns of the dangers of programs like ChatGPT

The artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic in 2023, thanks to its powerful tools that allow users to perform a wide range of tasks, such as writing essays, programming websites, and solving complex math problems. However, in the face of these technological advances, World Health Organization (WHO) issued a worrying warning.

The WHO specifically referred to language modeling tools such as ChatGPTwhose excellence in recent months stands out.

These tools are capable of imitating human communication processes and their operation is simple: a person asks a question, and AI, thanks to its ability to understand human language, gives an answer within a few seconds after analyzing the stored information.

WHO warned that these tools it can be trained with fake data and misused for “generating and disseminating highly persuasive disinformation” in the form of text, video and audio. In particular, the organization questions the way health professionals or others may use them when inquiring about diagnoses or other medical information.

WHO insists that it is necessary to carefully examine the risks associated with the use of these tools to support medical decision-making. However, the WHO is enthusiastic about technological progress in this area.

The main concern is that these tools could mislead doctors and harm patients. In addition, WHO is concerned that personal data may be submitted to these technologies without regard for privacy and information security.

Faced with these situations, the WHO suggests that national authorities carefully study the benefits of artificial intelligence with health penalties before generalizing its use.

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This year, Microsoft invested in OpenAI and began working with the company: Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Bing, is powered by GPT-4 and Dall-e technology, both developed by OpenAI.

The organization has identified six fundamental principles that must govern this field: protecting the autonomy of experts, promoting human well-being, transparency, accountability, inclusion and promoting sustainable artificial intelligence.

These concerns raised by the WHO are not unique. experts like Yuval Noah Hararia famous philosopher and a famous author, warn that the consequences of artificial intelligence can be “disastrous”.

Harari raises questions about whether humanity can survive the “regime” that will be created by these and other powerful technological tools. Even Sam Altman, CEO OpenIAthe company that created ChatGPT expressed concern because it does not want the tool to become a generator of political discourse that could influence society.

Altman argues that while today’s AI tools aren’t scary, they could be in the future.