Joe Biden has stressed the need of technology companies to ensure the safety of their products before their public release, citing the risks posed by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). To this end, Biden convened a meeting consisting of executives from tech giants Microsoft and Google, two rivals that are currently neck and neck in the competition over AI chatbot technology.
The issue of data privacy has become a major factor in the discussion of AI technology. Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner has opened an investigation into US chatbot developer OpenAI over alleged unauthorized use of their users’ data. Additionally, Italy recently became the first Western nation to block the chatbot, citing concerns of data privacy.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates urged against slowing the development of AI and argued that the most reasonable step would be to maximize the technology’s potential while addressing its liabilities. AI chatbot ChatGPT has captivated the world with its capacity to generate high-quality essays, videos and more from a single prompt. However, it has cast even further doubt on the ethics of automated services for their potential to collect and process user data.
OpenAI is a San Francisco-based research laboratory backed by Microsoft and leading venture capitalists. It is dedicated towards the endeavor of creating advanced artificial intelligence technologies and is the developer behind the AI ChatGPT, the revolutionary chatbot that has taken the world by storm. Founded in 2015 by Elon Musk, the Musk Foundation and leading technology investors, OpenAI is pushing the boundaries of modern-day AI technology. Microsoft is OpenAI’s main partner, providing resources and investments to help the chatbot technology reach its desired goals.
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft and an avid believer in the potential of AI technology. He has said that halting the advancement of AI would do more harm than good and reported that investing in the technology is the true way forward. Gates is currently serving on the council of science and technology advisers with Biden and is looking to prioritize the ethical implications of AI. The influential tech entrepreneur has dedicated much of his career towards capitalizing on the development of cutting edge technologies, which includes AI chatbot technology.
