The developer of the sophisticated chatbot ChatGPT has requested that artificial intelligence (AI) be regulated by US politicians. The founder and CEO of the business that created ChatGPT, Sam Altman, spoke to a US Senate committee on Tuesday about the advantages and disadvantages of the new technology.
In a matter of months, several AI models have entered the market.
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A new agency should be established, according to Mr. Altman, to license AI businesses. While ChatGPT and other programs of a similar nature can produce responses to queries that are remarkably human-like, they can also be spectacularly wrong.
Mr. Altman, 38, has essentially become the industry’s spokesperson. He has pushed for stronger regulation and has not shied away from addressing the ethical issues that AI brings.
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He compared AI to “the printing press” in size while recognizing the risks it may pose. He also acknowledged the potential effects of AI on the economy, including the chance that some jobs could be replaced by AI technology, resulting in employment losses in specific industries. Jobs will suffer as a result. About that, we strive to be extremely explicit,” he said. However, several senators suggested that in order to make it simpler for citizens to sue OpenAI, new legislation were required.
Mr. Altman expressed concern to lawmakers about the possible effects on democracy and the possibility of using AI to disinformation campaigns during elections. He made a number of recommendations for how a new US body should control the sector, including by issuing and withdrawing permits to AI firms.
He added that companies like OpenAI should undergo independent audits. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, said the technique might be transformative but also likened it to the development of the “atomic bomb.” A future controlled by AI, according to Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, “is not necessarily the future that we want.” “We must prioritize doing more good than bad. Now, Congress must decide. When it came to social media, we had the same options. He said, “We missed that opportunity.
The testimony made it very evident that both political parties support the creation of a new organization to oversee the business.
However, the technology is moving so fast that legislators also wondered whether such an agency would be capable of keeping up.
