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Technology billionaire Elon Musk (51) and numerous experts have called for a pause in the development of highly advanced artificial intelligence (AI). “AI systems with an intelligence that makes people competitive can pose great risks to society and humanity,” says the open letter published Wednesday with more than 1,000 signatories.
“Powerful AI systems should only be developed if we are sure that their effects will be positive and the risks are manageable.”
The co-founder of Apple also wants to stop developing AI
The letter comes in response to the release of the new version of chatbot ChatGPT, GPT-4, by California-based company OpenAI in mid-March. The signatories of the letter, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (72), demand “all AI labs immediately and for a minimum of six months stop training AI systems that are more powerful than GPT-4”.
If the companies cannot agree on this, governments should intervene and impose a deadline. The six months should therefore be used to develop security protocols.
GPT-4 creates texts using artificial intelligence. Users can enter individual commands or phrases, which the system then independently completes using huge amounts of data from the Internet.
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is seen as a great opportunity in many fields – for example in medicine – but it has also generated many critics. They warn, among other things, that artificial intelligence can lead to discrimination, the spread of false information and the loss of jobs and can eventually become beyond human control.
Not only critics signed the letter
In the open letter to stop the development of AI, the authors refer to a sentence by OpenAI founder Sam Altman (37), according to which an “independent” review will be necessary at some point before training new systems can start. started. “We agree,” write the authors of the letter. “Now is the time.”
Musk himself was one of the first investors in OpenAI. The electric car manufacturer Tesla, which he directs, is developing AI systems for autonomous driving. The letter was signed not only by critics of artificial intelligence, but also by OpenAI competitors such as the head of Stability AI, Emad Mostaque (39). (AFP/dzc)
Source: Blick
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