Two US senators have joined a long list of high-profile individuals who have called for generative artificial intelligence, the technology behind tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, to be put under the microscope and examined for its risks.
Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey and Michigan Senator Gary Peters said in a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office on Thursday that generative artificial intelligence “has a wide range of serious harms.” , asked the authorities to conduct a detailed technical evaluation. ”
“Generative AI promises many benefits, but it has already caused significant harm,” the letter reads. “To extract the full benefit from AI advances, the costs must be carefully studied and understood,” Markey and Peters said. and GAO is in a position to provide it.”
Senators have cited risks from generative AI such as manipulative voice, text and image synthesis. “Deepfakes,” which include pornographic images or videos taken of people (especially women) without their consent. Companies deploying AI chatbots that provide customers with harmful and inaccurate information.
Senators say technological advances in generative AI are already playing a positive role in industries from art to science, but the technology is a “double-edged sword” with serious repercussions if used irresponsibly. there is
Businesses have been using AI systems for years, but concerns over generative AI products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and image generation tools Midjourney and Dall-E have led to ChatGPT’s rapid popularity after its release late last year. has risen since then.
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Tech executives, industry experts, and even the CEOs behind these AI technologies have been outspoken about the potential ramifications of generative AI models in the absence of industry and government regulation and oversight.
Microsoft, the industry leader in AI, released a 40-page report in May that said AI regulation is needed to stay ahead of malicious behavior and abuse.
In March, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other industry leaders announced the latest version of the large-scale language model behind the ChatGPT chatbot, citing a “serious risk” to humanity. Urged to suspend the use of AI models more advanced than ChatGPT 4.
And earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, along with other scientists and celebrities, signed a statement on advanced AI systems, purporting to “reduce the risk of extinction caused by AI.” should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks.” Pandemic, nuclear war, etc. ”
In Thursday’s letter, Markey and Peters included a list of questions the Government Accountability Office could use to assess the risks of generative AI. This includes questions about security measures, commercial pressures and worker impact.
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