Elon Musk and more than 1,000 people sign an open letter calling for a pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4
Elon Musk and 1,125 people, including AI experts, have signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on advanced AI development.
The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, called for AI labs to pause training any tech more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-4, which launched earlier this month. The letter also called on governments to step in and institute a moratorium if the pause “cannot be enacted quickly.”
Reuters and multiple other publications reported the news.
The non-profit said powerful AI systems should only be developed “once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable.” It cited potential risks to humanity and society, including the spread of misinformation and widespread automation of jobs.
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Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ai-pause-openai-gpt4-powerful-development-2023-3?op=1
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