He was talking about ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that generates human-like responses, and has taken the tech industry by storm.
Musk said, “ChatGPT has shown people how advanced AI has become. AI has been advanced for a while. It just didn’t have a user interface that was accessible to most people.”
It should be noted that Musk was one of the co-founders of US startup OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT. descended from OpenAI2018 on the Board of Directors and no longer holds any stake in the company.
AI has no rules
Musk reportedly stressed the need to regulate AI, noting that unlike cars, planes and drugs, there are no rules or regulations to keep AI’s development under control. Musk said, “I think we clearly need to regulate AI safety. I think it’s actually a bigger risk to society than cars or planes or drugs.”
While there is no regulation on AI development, both Google And Microsoft talked about AI principles when they launched their AI-powered products.
Musk criticizes Microsoft
Musk also criticized Microsoft for seeking profit through OpenAI, a non-profit organization he created. Microsoft invested $10 billion in it to incorporate its products and make it more useful for all industries. Musk said that OpenAI was created as an open source (which is why I named it “open” AI), a non-profit company that serves as a Google counterpart.
Twitter’s CEO posted, “But now it’s become a closed-source, profit-maximizing company, effectively controlled by Microsoft.”