ChatGPT seeks to reassure humans worried about artificial intelligence
A year after the launch of the most famous generative artificial intelligence platform in the world, “ChatGPT,” Sam Altman, head of the OpenAI company that runs this program, confirmed to Agence France-Presse his support for establishing regulatory controls for this revolution in the field of technology, “provided that it does not slow down... Amazing progress in the field.
The Silicon Valley tech star had just participated in a conference with senior executives from Google and Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, being held in San Francisco this week.
Despite their success, GBT chat and other interfaces capable of producing text, images and sounds upon simple request also raise serious concerns about the many risks they may pose, especially to democracy (widespread disinformation) or jobs (alternative careers).
Sam Altman continued his talk about artists who are angry about Open AI applications, saying, “We really hope that these tools will be adopted by creators and will be helpful to them.”
“Of course, we will have to find an economic model that works,” he added, “and we will need to let people decide whether they want to participate in it or not.”
Artists, programmers, and writers (including George R.R. Martin, creator of the “Game of Thrones” series) filed a complaint this year against OpenAI and competitors of the California startup, accusing it of using their works to create its interfaces in disregard of their copyrights, without Approval or reward.
In Hollywood, the historic strike of screenwriters and actors, which recently ended, focused specifically on their fears that artificial intelligence will be used to exploit them in the movie business.
China and artificial intelligence
Sam Altman doesn't just have enemies. When he left the conference hall, APEC Summit participants who admired the businessman gathered to take selfies with him.
In response to a question about the uses of artificial intelligence in China, he said that he "does not know much about how China uses artificial intelligence."
"This matter is outside my field of expertise," he added.
The APEC summit was characterized by rivalry between the United States and China, which are engaged in a fierce economic and political competition.
For many American organizations, it is a matter of social model, while even President Joe Biden himself has renewed the use of the word "dictator" to describe the Chinese leader.
Beijing uses artificial intelligence for population surveillance purposes, particularly through facial recognition.
In April, authorities said that AI tools would be examined to ensure they “reflect core socialist values and do not contain (material related to) subversion of state power.”
