- In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said he personally uses ChatGPT and is excited about its “unique application,” saying the company is He added that it is carefully considering the tool.
- Apple is now clearly integrating AI into its products, but the public doesn’t necessarily think of those features as AI, Cook said.
- His remarks came a day after a keynote at Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC, where it touted new AI applications for its iPhone, iPad, Mac and other products.
Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives at the ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, CA on March 7, 2023.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook recently used ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, and said he was excited about the tool’s “unique application.”
In an interview that aired on Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” he said Apple is now clearly incorporating AI into its products, but the public doesn’t necessarily think of those features as AI. , adding that the company is watching ChatGPT closely.
Cook said that while large-scale language models — AI tools that power chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard — show “huge potential,” the potential for “bias, misinformation, etc.” He added that there is also [and] In some cases it may even get worse. ”
Cook also offered his thoughts on regulations and guardrails, saying they are necessary, but AI is powerful and the technology is developing rapidly.
“Looking into the future, companies will be powerful enough to have to make their own ethical decisions,” Cook said. “It’s going so fast that regulation will have a hard time sustaining this progress, so I think businesses have an obligation to regulate themselves, too.”
Cook’s comments on AI’s rapid development and enormous power were signed last week on the risks of AI by technology leaders such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. It follows a high-profile statement from However, AI researchers and critics have argued that blanket statements about AI’s growing power and threats do not reflect the realities that algorithms can cause to marginalized communities in the present, rather than in an unspecified future. It has strengthened its claims that it is turning a blind eye to harm.
His remarks came the day after his keynote at WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference. So the company touted new applications of machine learning for iPhone, iPad and Mac, including an AI model that can issue smart prompts to users about potential journal entries. Better his AI tools for auto-correction and dictation of messaging and a more comprehensive facial recognition feature for identifying friends, family and pets in photos.
Read the full interview on GMA.
