Google has just announced the AI-backed chatbot, marking their entry into the AI battle. Powered by Google's Large Language Model (LLM), the naturally conversational chatbot can speed up and improve customer service experience. Sundar Pichai, appointed as CEO of Alphabet Inc., has been the driving force behind Google's advanced AI and other technology advancements. With the competition heating up, we might be able to enjoy the benefits of tech advancements sooner.
Anthropic, a California-based AI research startup, aims to raise up to $5 billion over two years and challenge OpenAI, founded by Elon Musk. Former OpenAI researchers have created a revolutionary AI model that promises 10 times productivity improvement. Anthropic seeks $1.3 billion for their project using constitutional AI for human intent alignment.
OpenAI is revolutionizing AI development with its clever ChatGPT product. Companies like Microsoft and Amazon are taking note of its overnight success and increased competition from international companies like Baidu. OpenAI is quickly growing, but for AI to be successful, tailored AI models providing high levels of privacy and security are needed. Naveen Rao (co-founder of MosaicML) and Elon Musk have raised awareness of the importance of tailored AI models over general-purpose platforms like ChatGPT. OpenAI needs to keep up its innovation to stay ahead.
Recent news has sparked debates about AI's ability to commit libel. With the development of generative AI, it raises the question of whether AI models, like ChatGPT, should be held liable for producing content that appears indistinguishable from reality. OpenAI, a technology company founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, have been called on to take action by the mayor of Hepburn Shire in Australia, Brian Hood, whose name had been falsely claimed to have been convicted of a crime from 20 years ago. Legal and tech experts tackle the rising issue of AI-powered platforms to ensure that false or damaging statements do not arise.
OpenAI has come under the spotlight after a prominent lawyer was mistakenly accused of sexual harassment allegations by the company's ChatGPT. Professor Jonathan Turley, of George Washington University, received a false list via email, revealing he had allegedly sexually harassed someone. OpenAI has explained when people register for ChatGPT, they are warned of the potential inaccuracies of the AI chatbot. Experts have warned of the risk of unreliable language models, and advocate greater accuracy and accountability.
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