• Musk involved in founding OpenAI
• Regulation of ChatGPT & Co. required
• Musk with his own AI ambitions
Elon Musk among OpenAI founders
Tesla boss Elon Musk not only has his fingers in the electric car manufacturer, but also in numerous other companies. The entrepreneur also heads the short message service Twitter, the aerospace company SpaceX, the tunnel builder The Boring Company and the neurotechnology company Neuralink. Musk was also one of the founders of the AI startup OpenAI, which is currently on everyone’s lips because of the chatbot ChatGPT. The AI tool recently appeared in the powerful GTP-4 version. The jack-of-all-trades left the young company as early as 2018.
Musk advocates regulation
In the meantime, the OpenAI co-founder has sided with the AI critics. In an open letter in March, Musk and numerous experts called for a six-month break in the development of artificial intelligence. “High-performance AI systems should not be developed until we are confident that their impact will be positive and their risks manageable,” the authors said in the letter. “Therefore, we request all AI laboratories to immediately pause the training of AI systems that are more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. This pause should be public and verifiable and involve all major stakeholders. If such a pause cannot be implemented quickly, governments should step in and impose a moratorium.”
US Democrat launches initiative
Charles “Chuck” Schumer, Majority Leader in the United States Senate, is also critical of the AI trend. In mid-April, the Democrat launched an initiative to drive the development of the technology, but also to control it. So it is important that the corresponding applications are used correctly by regulations and do not cause any damage to society. “The age of AI is here and will remain,” said Schumer, according to a statement from the Democrats in the US Senate. “Now is the time to develop, harness and advance their potential so that our country can benefit from it for generations to come. Considering the impact of the AI industry on society, national security and the global economy, I agree with some of the leading AI experts and thought leaders worked together to create a framework that outlines a new regulatory regime that would prevent potentially catastrophic damage to our country while ensuring that the US advances and leads in this transformative technology.”
Four key questions in focus
The legal framework should be both flexible and resilient so that you can react quickly to technological advances. In addition, they attach great importance to transparency and security. The four key questions who, where, how and the question of protection should serve as support. The first three key questions are intended to help regulate and adapt AI technologies. The protection aspect, on the other hand, is intended to evaluate the tools in line with “US values” and ensure that they bring positive benefits.
Schumer wants to cooperate with representatives from academia, industry and the government.
Meeting between Musk and Schumer
Schumer has probably taken a first step in this direction – and met with none other than Musk himself. According to a tweet from the Tesla boss, the Democrat and Musk met at the end of April.
met with @SenSchumer and many members of Congress about artificial intelligence regulation today.
That which affects safety of the public has, over time, become regulated to ensure that companies do not cut corners.
AI has great power to do good and evil. Better the former.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2023
In addition to Schumer and Musk, several members of Congress are said to have attended the meeting. Top item on the agenda: the regulation of AI technology. “As far as public safety is concerned, it has been regulated over time to ensure companies are not cutting corners,” Musk wrote. “Artificial intelligence has the power to do good and evil. Better the former.”
Musk is planning his own AI projects
Incidentally, the Tesla CEO has not completely withdrawn from the AI industry: With TruthGPT, the entrepreneur wants to create a ChatGPT alternative that is supposed to “understand the nature of the universe”, as he explained in an interview with Fox News. The artificial intelligence should be available as a third option in addition to Microsoft and ChatGPT as well as Google and Bard. Musk’s AI ambitions are also manifested in the founding of X.AI. The AI company was first registered in Nevada on March 9th.
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