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What OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said about AI in India
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What OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said about AI in India

[ad_1] OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in India, said that the country should back research on artificial intelligence in ways that can improve its services like health care.On AI regulationTouching on his pet subject of regulating AI as it has the potential to spark a mass annihilation kind of event, Altman said that India can play a major role in shaping global rules in this space. Altman has previously spoken at length about his “greatest fear” that the technology would cause significant harm. Yesterday, Altman said he would like an IAEA-like nuclear watchdog type of regulator for AI.Biggest worry"What I lose the most sleep over is the hypothetical idea that we already have done something really bad by launching ChatGPT." He reiterated that there is an existential risk to humanity from...
OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns of AI ‘risk’, suggests IAEA-like agency to serve as watchdog
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns of AI ‘risk’, suggests IAEA-like agency to serve as watchdog

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, suggesting an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee the ground-breaking technology.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on a global tour to discuss artificial intelligence. “The challenge that the world has is how we're going to manage those risks and make sure we still get to enjoy those tremendous benefits,” said Altman, 38. “No one wants to destroy the world.” OpenAI's ChatGPT, a popular chatbot, has grabbed the world's attention as it offers essay-like answers to prompts from users. “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nu...
Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning
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Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning

[ad_1] Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning Tuesday about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind.“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the statement said. Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, were among the hundreds of leading figures who signed the statement, which was posted on the Center for AI Safety's website. Worries about artificial intelligence systems outsmarting humans and running wild have intensified with the rise of a new generation of highly capable AI chatbots such as ChatGPT...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI can cause human extinction, Odisha AI initiative, more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI can cause human extinction, Odisha AI initiative, more

[ad_1] Nvidia has been making big moves in the last few weeks. Reports have suggested that the company, which is riding the AI wave, will soon breach the $1 trillion valuation mark. The rise of valuation has increased ever since it announced its new AI supercomputer DGX GH200. On the other hand, a new statement, co-signed by leading AI researchers and CEOs, has been issued which warns people that the unchecked rise of AI can lead to the extinction of humanity. In a separate report, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has launched two new AI initiatives in the state. Let us take a closer look.Top researchers give AI warningA statement has been published by a San Francisco-based non-profit, the Center for AI Safety, which has been co-signed by a number of leading AI researchers and influential CEOs ...
No caution! Nvidia CEO says those without AI expertise will be left behind
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No caution! Nvidia CEO says those without AI expertise will be left behind

[ad_1] Firms and individuals should familiarize themselves with artificial intelligence or risk losing out, according to Nvidia Corp. co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang.Huang, whose chip design company reached an all-time high Friday fueled by huge demand from AI service providers, gave a commencement address on Saturday saying the new technology will transform the corporate landscape and change every single job. “Agile companies will take advantage of AI and boost their position. Companies less so will perish,” the CEO told graduating students at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. “While some worry that AI may take their jobs, someone who's expert with AI will.” The technology, thrust into the popular consciousness by OpenAI's ChatGPT late last year, will be use...
OpenAI chief seeks to calm fears on job losses
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OpenAI chief seeks to calm fears on job losses

[ad_1] The boss of OpenAI, the firm behind the massively popular ChatGPT bot, said on Friday that his firm's technology would not destroy the job market as he sought to calm fears about the march of artificial intelligence (AI).Sam Altman, on a global tour to charm national leaders and powerbrokers, said in Paris that AI would not -- as some have warned -- wipe out whole sectors of the workforce through automation. "This idea that AI is going to progress to a point where humans don't have any work to do or don't have any purpose has never resonated with me," he said. Asked about the media industry, where several outlets already use AI to generate stories, Altman said ChatGPT should instead be like giving a journalist 100 assistants to help them research and come up with ideas.ChatGPT bu...
OpenAI’s Sam Altman clashes with EU commissioner over AI Act
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman clashes with EU commissioner over AI Act

[ad_1] OpenAI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman's European goodwill tour devolved into a war of words with European Union regulators after he said his company could pull out of the bloc over its proposed AI Act.“The details really matter,” Altman, whose company kicked off the artificial intelligence boom with the release of ChatGPT last year, told reporters in London this week. “We will try to comply, but if we can't comply we will cease operating.” His warning comes as EU regulators are considering laws that will hold AI companies accountable for how their systems are used. EU lawmakers voted in committee in favor of additional controls earlier this month, amid fears the new technology could be used to create deepfakes or violate people's privacy. Internal Market Commissioner Thi...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: Opera browser gets Chatbot, India’s supercomputer and more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Opera browser gets Chatbot, India’s supercomputer and more

[ad_1] As the European Union is nearing the completion of its artificial intelligence act, regulators and business leaders across the globe are waiting to understand how the dynamic shifts after the first AI regulation comes into effect. But we will have to wait longer to see it happen. On the other hand, today was another interesting day in the AI world as the Opera browser joined Microsoft Edge after introducing a ChatGPT-powered chatbot side panel. This and more in our daily AI roundup. Let us take a look.Opera browser gets AI chatbotOpera browser has joined the ranks of Microsoft Edge browser after it unveiled its new AI side panel called Aria. It is powered by OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, and it can answer questions, translate languages, and generate text, code, scripts, musical ...
OpenAI co-founders warn of ‘superintelligence’ threat from AI
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OpenAI co-founders warn of ‘superintelligence’ threat from AI

[ad_1] The developers behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, including CEO Sam Altman, expressed their concern in a blogpost on Monday, that artificial intelligence (AI) could surpass the "expert skill level" of humans in various domains within the next 10 years, leading to the emergence of "superintelligence" that outperforms other powerful technologies. OpenAI officials stated, "Superintelligence will be more powerful than any other technology humanity has had to grapple with in the past." They further emphasized the importance of managing risks associated with this development in order to achieve a significantly more prosperous future. Business Insider reported.The introduction of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools has raised concerns among industry leaders regarding the potential disruption t...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI scam, EVE robot, Sam Altman and much more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI scam, EVE robot, Sam Altman and much more

[ad_1] The artificial intelligence race has just got even more intense. Microsoft, during the keynote session of its developer-centric event Microsoft Build, announced a wide range of AI copilots for its products as well as a full copilot stack for its developers to build apps and plugins. With Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) just a couple of weeks away, it remains to be seen if Apple too will join the AI bandwagon. In other news, a scammer in China used AI technology to scam people. This and more in our daily AI roundup. Let us take a look.Scammer uses AI technologyIn Northern China, a scammer used AI ‘deepfake' technology to scam an unsuspecting victim and steal his money. According to a report by Reuters, the incident occurred in Baotou, in the region of Inner Mongoli...