- Sam Altman told The Advocate that a big misconception about AI is that it’s a “creature.”
- He sees AI more as a tool and says that calling AI a creature is the stuff of sci-fi movies.
- “Certainly there are still risks with the tools,” he told the publication.
Sam Altman wants to clear the air about a popular sentiment about artificial intelligence.
In an interview with The Advocate, an LGBTQ+ news publication, the CEO of OpenAI said that one of the “biggest misconceptions” about AI is that it’s often seen as a “creature” rather than a “tool.” It is considered.
“It’s a better movie plot if it’s a creature in a sci-fi movie, for example. If you use ChatGPT, it’s clearly a tool,” he later added, adding that “AI’s The popular misconception of it as sci-fi is very different from those who have been using it as a tool for a long time.”
Altman acknowledged that the tool comes with “risks.” “But they’re a different shape and a different kind of profile,” he continued.
This is slightly less dangerous than his previous warnings.
The AI leader once said in 2015 that “AI will probably lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there will be big companies.”
In October, Altman and hundreds of AI scientists signed a letter from the Center for AI Safety that warned of the danger of “extinction” posed by artificial intelligence.
“Reducing the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-level threats such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the letter said.
Still, Altman expressed optimism, as he has before, about AI.
“I think it’s great that what we’re building is like a tool,” he said, “because if you give humans better tools, they’re going to do these amazing things to surprise you. do things, and it creates all this new value for all of us.”
But recently, Altman has been challenged on his mission-driven view of using AI for good.
On Friday, OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk sued Altman, arguing that the OpenAI CEO’s partnership with Microsoft goes back to the startup’s original mission statement of being a non-profit organization that promotes AI. It will be used for the benefit of humanity.
“OpenAI, Inc. has become a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the world’s largest technology company: Microsoft:” argued Musk’s lawyers, “under its new board, it will not only develop has been rather improving an AGI to maximize Microsoft’s profits rather than the benefit of humanity.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, Altman and OpenAI CSO Jason Cowen sent a memo to staff on Friday that said, “We believe the claims in this lawsuit may stem from Elon’s regret not joining the company today. “
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