During a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed concern about the “existential risk” that AI could pose to humanity. To regulate AI and manage these risks, Altman suggested the creation of a global body like the IAEA.
Altman compared the need for a similar strategy to regulate AI to the IAEA’s regulation of nuclear power. He said that there is a need to balance the benefits AI brings and the issues it causes.
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He is not the one that has certain concerns referring to AI applications. As you remember, Italy has blocked access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT due to privacy and data protection concerns. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been breached by OpenAI, according to the Italian data protection watchdog, which justified the ban. The watchdog had concerns about the ChatGPT’s answers.
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The local Data Protection Authority gave OpenAI 20 days to come up with a strategy to address these privacy concerns. Failure to comply could result in a hefty fine of $21.8 million, which is 4% of OpenAI’s annual net profits. But OpenAI managed to fix it.
Besides the rules, there have been ongoing fights within the AI community. In a tweet, Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, mocked Bill Gates’ thoughts about AI. Musk recounted their first meeting and implied that Gates’ thoughts about AI were limited. This talk is about Gates joining OpenAI and his positive thoughts on how AI can change industries like work, healthcare, and education.
Aside from Gates, Musk has been critical of the company’s direction since he left the board in 2018. He didn’t like that many users think OpenAI and Microsoft are in the same boat. These remarks show the ongoing rivalry between Musk and Gates, which started in 2020 when they disagreed on the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.
