### Summary
President Joe Biden consults with Arati Prabhakar, his science adviser, on matters related to artificial intelligence (AI). Prabhakar is working with major tech companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta to shape the U.S. approach to safeguarding AI technology.
### Facts
- 🤖 Prabhakar has had several discussions with President Biden on artificial intelligence.
- 📚 Making AI models explainable is a priority for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, but it is technically challenging.
- 💡 Prabhakar believes that despite the opacity of deep-learning AI systems, we can learn enough about their safety and effectiveness to leverage their value.
- ⚠️ Concerns include chatbots being coerced into providing instructions for building weapons, biases in AI systems trained on human data, wrongful arrests from facial recognition systems, and privacy issues.
- 💼 Seven companies, including Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, voluntarily committed to AI safety standards, but more companies need to step up, and government action is necessary.
- ⏰ Timeline for future actions is fast, according to Prabhakar, as President Biden has made it clear that AI is an urgent issue.
The rapid development of AI technology, exemplified by OpenAI's ChatGPT, has raised concerns about the potential societal impacts and ethical implications, highlighting the need for responsible AI development and regulation to mitigate these risks.
OpenAI plans to partner with Scale AI to make it easier for developers to fine-tune their AI models using custom data, allowing businesses to tailor models to specific tasks and customize responses to match brand voice and tone.
Many so-called "open" AI systems are not truly open, as companies fail to provide meaningful access or transparency about their systems, according to a paper by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the AI Now Institute, and the Signal Foundation; the authors argue that the term "open" is used for marketing purposes rather than as a technical descriptor, and that large companies leverage their open AI offerings to maintain control over the industry and ecosystem, rather than promoting democratization or a level playing field.
OpenAI's new research program on "superalignment" aims to solve the AI alignment problem, where AI systems' goals may not align with humans', and prevent superintelligent AI systems from posing risks to humanity, by developing aligned AI research tools and focusing on the alignment of future AI systems.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been awarded Indonesia's first "Golden Visa," allowing him to contribute to the development and use of AI in the country while enjoying various benefits such as priority screening at airports and longer stays.
Elon Musk is deeply concerned about the dangers of artificial intelligence and is taking steps to ensure its safety, including founding OpenAI and starting his own AI company, xAI.
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman believes that Silicon Valley no longer fosters an innovation culture, as the focus has shifted towards quick returns rather than groundbreaking research.
Meta is developing a new, more powerful and open-source AI model to rival OpenAI and plans to train it on their own infrastructure.
Summary: Inflection.ai CEO Mustafa Suleyman believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will provide widespread access to intelligence, making us all smarter and more productive, and that although there are risks, we have the ability to contain and maximize the benefits of AI.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to democratize game development by making it easier for anyone to create a game, even without deep knowledge of computer science, according to Xbox corporate vice president Sarah Bond. Microsoft's investment in AI initiatives, including its acquisition of ChatGPT company OpenAI, aligns with Bond's optimism about AI's positive impact on the gaming industry.
The UK government is showing increased concern about the potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and the influence of the "Effective Altruism" (EA) movement, which warns of the existential dangers of super-intelligent AI and advocates for long-term policy planning; critics argue that the focus on future risks distracts from the real ethical challenges of AI in the present and raises concerns of regulatory capture by vested interests.
Eight new technology companies, including Adobe, IBM, Nvidia, Palantir, and Salesforce, have made voluntary commitments on artificial intelligence (AI) to drive safe and secure development while working towards comprehensive regulation, according to a senior Biden administration official. The commitments include outside testing of AI systems, cybersecurity measures, information sharing, research on societal risks, and addressing society's challenges. The White House is partnering with the private sector to harness the benefits of AI while managing the risks.
Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Scott, has made a bold move by investing billions in the unproven startup, OpenAI, and integrating its AI technology into Microsoft's software, despite irking some employees within the company.
OpenAI, a leading startup in artificial intelligence (AI), has established an early lead in the industry with its app ChatGPT and its latest AI model, GPT-4, surpassing competitors and earning revenues at an annualized rate of $1 billion, but it must navigate challenges and adapt to remain at the forefront of the AI market.
Apple's former design chief, Jony Ive, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are discussing the possibility of building a new AI hardware device.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive to collaborate on a top-secret hardware project, potentially including the development of an OpenAI smartphone.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks with former Apple product designer Jony Ive about an AI hardware project, with billionaire Masayoshi Son also involved, signaling OpenAI's interest in entering the hardware industry.
Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a bigger impact than the internet, mobile, and cloud software, likening its potential to the dot-com boom; however, he warns of conflicting sentiments and uncertainties in the short term.
OpenAI's chief technology officer, Mira Murati, warns that as AI technology advances it can become more addictive and dangerous, highlighting the need for close research and thoughtful design to mitigate risks.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's use of the term "median human" to describe the intelligence level of future artificial general intelligence (AGI) has raised concerns about the potential replacement of human workers with AI. Critics argue that equating the capabilities of AI with the median human is dehumanizing and lacks a concrete definition.
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT, stated that AI systems are better at automating tasks rather than eliminating jobs, and he believes that new and improved jobs will be created when AI systems take over certain tasks.
AI leaders including Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft president Brad Smith, and OpenAI's Sam Altman are supporting AI regulation to ensure investment security, unified rules, and a role in shaping legislation, as regulations also benefit consumers by ensuring safety, cracking down on scams and discrimination, and eliminating bias.
OpenAI is considering developing its own artificial intelligence chips or acquiring a chip company to address the shortage of expensive AI chips it relies on.
Major AI companies, such as OpenAI and Meta, are developing AI constitutions to establish values and principles that their models can adhere to in order to prevent potential abuses and ensure transparency. These constitutions aim to align AI software to positive traits and allow for accountability and intervention if the models do not follow the established principles.
OpenAI, a well-funded AI startup, is exploring the possibility of developing its own AI chips in response to the shortage of chips for training AI models and the strain on GPU supply caused by the generative AI boom. The company is considering various strategies, including acquiring an AI chip manufacturer or designing chips internally, with the aim of addressing its chip ambitions.
OpenAI is exploring various options, including building its own AI chips and considering an acquisition, to address the shortage of powerful AI chips needed for its programs like the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
OpenAI and Microsoft are reportedly planning to develop their own AI chips in order to reduce their reliance on third-party resources, joining the likes of Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Google, and Amazon in the booming AI chip market.
Sam Altman is the co-founder of Loopt, former president of Y Combinator, and CEO of OpenAI who has achieved success as a tech entrepreneur and investor, with a portfolio estimated to be worth over $500 million. He is also an advocate for AI safety and has secured a $1 billion investment from Microsoft for OpenAI.
OpenAI is reportedly exploring the development of its own AI chips, possibly through acquisition, in order to address concerns about speed and reliability and reduce costs.
The chief executive of OpenAI, Sam Altman, expresses concern about the US government's actions against crypto assets but acknowledges the need for regulations in the industry.
Generative AI start-ups, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Builder.ai, are attracting investments from tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet, with the potential to drive significant economic growth and revolutionize industries.
OpenAI has updated its core values to include a focus on artificial general intelligence (AGI), raising questions about the consistency of these values and the company's definition of AGI.
The Allen Institute for AI is advocating for "radical openness" in artificial intelligence research, aiming to build a freely available AI alternative to tech giants and start-ups, sparking a debate over the risks and benefits of open-source AI models.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that job loss due to AI is inevitable and views it as a sign of progress, though he acknowledges the need for action and ensuring people have agency in shaping the future.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes that AI is the most significant advancement in computing in over a decade and outlines its importance in the company's annual report, highlighting its potential to reshape every software category and business. Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI, the breakout leader in natural language AI, giving them a competitive edge over Google. However, caution is needed in the overconfident and uninformed application of AI systems, as their limitations and potential risks are still being understood.
DeepMind released a paper proposing a framework for evaluating the societal and ethical risks of AI systems ahead of the AI Safety Summit, addressing the need for transparency and examination of AI systems at the "point of human interaction" and the ways in which these systems might be used and embedded in society.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced criticism for using an AI voice translation tool to speak in multiple languages without disclosing its use, with some ethicists calling it an unethical use of deepfake technology; while Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, argued that regulating AI would stifle competition and that AI systems are still not as smart as a cat; AI governance experiment Collective Constitutional AI is asking ordinary people to help write rules for its AI chatbot rather than leaving the decision-making solely to company leaders; companies around the world are expected to spend $16 billion on generative AI tech in 2023, with the market predicted to reach $143 billion in four years; OpenAI released its Dall-E 3 AI image technology, which produces more detailed images and aims to better understand users' text prompts; researchers used smartphone voice recordings and AI to create a model that can help identify people at risk for Type 2 diabetes; an AI-powered system enabled scholars to decipher a word in a nearly 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll.
