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The chief technology officer of OpenAI, Mira Murati, has said that regulators need to get involved in AI ventures as they are so powerful and will have a profound impact on society. OpenAI is the venture behind ChatGPT, which is an example of generative AI, a tool that can provide answers, images, or even music within seconds based on text prompts. However, researchers have warned that ChatGPT will also be used for AI-infused cyberattacks. OpenAI ventures need the cloud computing resources provided by tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, but this raises antitrust concerns and makes it likely that generative AI tools will reach large audiences quickly, faster than society is ready for.
ChatGPT has reached 100 million monthly active users faster than either TikTok or Instagram, noted UBS analysts. Meanwhile, Google is accelerating its efforts to get more AI tools to consumers with a $300 million investment in Anthropic, which has developed a ChatGPT rival named Claude. OpenAI was started in 2015 by Elon Musk as a non-profit, but it is no longer a non-profit. Musk has warned about the threat of advanced AI to humanity and in 2020 said his confidence in OpenAI’s safety was “not high.”
Bill Gates and Mark Cuban have also commented on the importance of AI, with Gates saying it will be the hottest topic of 2023 and Cuban saying that AI is “the real deal” but “we are just in its infancy.” Murati says it is not too early for regulators to get involved and that it is very important for everyone to start getting involved given the impact these technologies are going to have.
Overall, the rapid growth and potential dangers of AI tools such as ChatGPT have led experts to call for more involvement from regulators to ensure their use aligns with human values and does not pose a threat to society.