Warren Buffett shared his thoughts on rapidly evolving technology.
Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps like ChatGPT capturing mass interest. AI chatbots are used for a variety of tasks, but there is also the risk of misuse. There are also strong concerns that AI will take millions of jobs, and many tech entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, have spoken out against the spread of AI. Warren Buffett, now a billionaire investor and his CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, also shared his thoughts on rapidly evolving technology.
During a discussion at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Mr. Buffett likened the creation of powerful technology to the atomic bomb. new york post report.
Not long ago, the billionaire had a chance to try ChatGPT when his friend Bill Gates showed him it. I said I feel
“I get a little uneasy when something can do a lot of things. I know that you can’t undo an invention, so I invented the atomic bomb in World War II for a very good reason.” said the 92-year-old investor, who also attended Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger.
“It was very important that we did that. But will it be good for the world’s next 200 years to have the ability to do so unlocked?” he continued. He further said he believes AI will change “everything in the world except the way humans think and act.”
“We had no choice but to start doing something, Einstein said after the atomic bomb, this has changed everything in the world except the way humans think I would say the same thing, I’m not saying the same thing, but that AI can change everything in the world except the way humans think and act. It’s a big step,” Buffett added.
Munger also shared his skepticism about the technology. “I’m personally skeptical of some of the artificial intelligence hype. I think old-fashioned intelligence works pretty well,” he said.
Recently, Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the “Godfathers of AI,” expressed similar concerns, saying artificial intelligence could pose a “more immediate” threat to humanity than climate change. Did. He also told the BBC that chatbots could soon surpass the level of information held by the human brain.
Meanwhile, in April, Twitter CEO Elon Musk sent thousands to sign an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on developing a system more powerful than the recently launched OpenAI’s GPT-4. joined.
