OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in partial agreement with the call to pause in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by tech leaders like Apple and Twitter CEO, but urges them to move with caution. During an event at MIT, the top official of the tech firm mentioned that while the letter was not the optimal way to address the situation, taking in account the issues associated with advanced AI development is of utmost priority.
OpenAI, who created ChatGPT, a AI-powered chatbot was fast becoming popular and drawing competition from other tech giants with their own chatbots. OpenAI’s chatbot was designed to provide human-like responses to users’ questions. Then came the letter signed by over 25,000 tech experts and academics persuading for an immediate halt in the ‘experiments’ related to these large language models.
Altman agreed with the letter in terms of an increasing rigor for the safety issues and urged the need for independent outside experts to audit and oversee the shared safety protocols for AD development. Elon Musk on the other hand, is reportedly advancing an AI-based project at Twitter and hiring AI engineering talent.
OpenAI is a research laboratory that has been in the spotlight for their work in the field of artificial intelligence research. Their mission statement is to ensure that the benefits of AI are more widely available and is done safely and responsibly. The research lab is dedicated to fostering open community and advancing AI capabilities. As of now, their focus is on robotics and reinforcement learning. They are funded by the likes of some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Mitch Ball and Huawei Inc.
Sam Altman is the co-founder of Open AI and is currently the CEO of the firm. He was a startup investor at Y Combinator and held the position of president after assuming the role from 2008-2014. Altman has been focusing on OpenAI since then and is one of the main proponents in the fight for advancements in AI safety protocols. During his tenure at Y Combinator, he funded many companies in the Silicon Valley. As of now, he is focused in making OpenAI’s AI technology available globally in a safe, responsible way.
