Billionaire Elon Musk is on a mission to create an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that can rival OpenAI, the chatbot-producing company, according to conversations with individuals close to the development. To achieve this, Musk has already enlisted a reliable team of AI engineers and researchers, and is also in talks with investors from SpaceX and Tesla to back this venture.
Musk has also reportedly snapped up thousands of GPUs, special systems which support the powerful computing needed for AI applications, as reported earlier this month. However, the onset of such powerful AI systems have caused worries. A consortium of AI experts and executives, including Musk, recently professed the need to temporarily cease developing more powerful tech systems than OpenAI’s GPT-4, as this could have severe implications for humanity.
OpenAI is an AI-powered research laboratory based in San Francisco, which produces AI language models and bots, and became famous with launches such as the OpenAI GPT-3. Founded in 2019, it made headlines with breakthroughs such as their AIs achieving superhuman performance in certain tasks. As of today, OpenAI is one of the top AI-focused companies in the world and may soon face a formidable contender in the form of Musk’s new endeavor.
Elon Musk is one of the most influential individuals today and known for his ambitious projects, such as Tesla Motors and SpaceX. He is also a vocal advocate of leading an ethical course when it comes to AI, also known as the responsible AI movement. Musk has been consistently vocal against new and powerful AI systems, as he worries about the potential of malicious and uncontrollable AI entities. Musk is a humanitarian and his new AI startup is sure to focus on the ethical considerations of artificial intelligence.
