U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday convened a science and technology advisory council amid growing concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), saying tech companies must ensure their products are secure before they are released to the public. .
Tuesday’s council meeting centered around the risks and opportunities that rapid advances in AI pose to both individual users and national security.
“AI can help us address some of the toughest challenges such as disease and climate change, but we also need to address potential risks to society, the economy and national security.
The conference was attended by executives from two rivals, Microsoft and Google, currently vying for AI chatbots.
The technology has taken the world by storm since Microsoft took the lead with a bang on ChatGPT shortly after its announcement late last year, with many questioning the impact of such rapid advances in AI. increase.
Biden said on Tuesday that he “still doesn’t know” whether AI is dangerous.
Canada investigates ChatGPT
Biden’s meeting comes at a time of growing global dissatisfaction with innovative AI chatbots, expanding investigations and caution.
On Tuesday, Canada said it launched an investigation into the US-based company that implemented ChatGPT, accusing it of collecting, using and disclosing personal information without consent.
The Privacy Commissioner’s office said it was investigating complaints filed against US company OpenAI.
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said:
Last week, Italy became the first western country to temporarily block chatbots over data privacy concerns.
Bill Gates warns against pause in AI development
Tech enthusiast Elon Musk was among the growing calls to slow down AI progress, but there were also voices of dissent.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has defended the technology, saying that pausing AI development “will not solve the challenges” ahead. Microsoft’s adoption of his ChatGPT technology spurred his rival Google to rush ahead with its own AI chatbot project.
In an interview with Reuters, Gates said, “Obviously there are big advantages to these things… All we have to do is identify the areas that are difficult. said it was about maximizing the development of AI rather than hindering the technology.
ChatGPT has gained wide global attention for its ability to generate essays, songs, poems and even news articles from short prompts.
Critics have expressed concern about the lack of transparency in how ChatGPT and similar software collect and process user data.
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