Billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk, has announced the launch of a new platform called ‘TruthGPT’ that is intended to counter offerings from Microsoft and Google in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, Musk has criticized OpenAI – the firm behind the popular chatbot known as ChatGPT – for what he terms their ‘training the AI to lie.’ He has further denoted OpenAI’s transition to a “closed source”, “for-profit” organisation in its alignment with Microsoft. Larry Page, co-founder of Google, has also been vocally criticised by Musk for not taking AI safety seriously.
OpenAI is a non-profit research laboratory, which was co-founded by Musk and Sam Altman, with support from various tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon. The laboratory specializes in the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence. OpenAI has been working on the development of the ChatGPT, a powerful chatbot that is powered by a conversation generator and has the potential to carry out natural conversations.
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is most well-known for his advancements in the fields of technology. Musk is the founder, CEO, and Lead Designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company. Musk has also been the co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc., as well as of Neuralink, a medical research company, and OpenAI, a non-profit research laboratory. In addition to his advancements in the field of technology, Musk is also an active philanthropist, donating to various research and charity efforts.
Larry Page is an American computer scientist, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Google, along with Sergey Brin, and served as the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2015. He is currently the CEO of Alphabet Inc., the holding company of Google. In addition, Page is an active philanthropist, having donated to various research and charitable causes.
