In March 2023, OpenAI released the latest version of their AI-powered chatbot, GPT-4, addressed some of the major concerns people had with its predecessor, GPT-3.5. Users were primarily concerned with the potential misuse of the chatbot and its safety measurements. The company reported that in version 4, the model’s response rate for requests for disallowed content plummeted by 82 percent. Additionally, the pre-trained model also generated 89 percent less toxic language. The model was also found to adhere to company policies regarding sensitive requests such as medical advice or self-harm 29 percent more often.
OpenAI is a company dedicated to research of artificial general intelligence for human benefit. Founded by the tech luminaries Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brocker in 2016 and backed by heavy investments from many of the world’s largest technology companies, OpenAI has become one of the biggest players in artificial intelligence.
Mustafa Suleyman is a British technologist and entrepreneur working at DeepMind, a Google-owned artificial intelligence company. He co-founded and serves on the board of OpenAI, and also serves on the board of governors of the London School of Economics. In 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Dutch ISVCO Responsible AI Award for his deep commitment to ethical and responsible technology development. He is an advocate of the principles of safety, transparency, and fairness while developing applications of deep learning and reinforcement.
