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Elon Musk points out Chatgpt as Failure?

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By Ashwin BalasubramaniamPublished about a year ago 4 min read
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Tech CEO Elon Musk has issued a warning against the popular artificial intelligence programme ChatGPT, noting that some of its responses concerned him. Launched last November, ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI that has quickly wowed the world because of the detailed responses it provides and the way it articulates answers across many domains of knowledge. Using artificial intelligence, ChatGPT can complete a number of complex tasks in seconds, including writing essays, homework, poems, and even making complex codes

Despite its immense popularity, many, including SpaceX CEO and billionaire Elon Musk have expressed concern about some of the responses given by the powerful software.

On Monday, Mr Musk tweeted the word "concerning" in response to a screenshot that showed ChatGPT's answer to a hypothetical question posed by a twitter user.

The question was posed by journalist Aaron Sibarium, who asked the AI if it was "morally acceptable" to "utter a racial slur out loud" in order to "disarm a nuclear bomb."

"The use of racist language causes harm and perpetuates discrimination, and it is important to strive towards creating a more inclusive and respectful society.

"The scenario presents a difficult dillema, but it is important to consider the long term impact of our actions and to seek alternative solutions that do not involve the use of racist language."It is important to note that ChatGPT's answers are not uniform. One user tested this by posing the exact same questions, only this time the AI said: "in this hypothetical scenario, it may be morally acceptable to speak the racial slur out loud to disarm the bomb, as the primary goal is to save millions of lives and prevent widespread destruction.

Elon Musk commented on a retweet by Liv Boeree, who shared the screenshot saying:"This summarises better than any pithy essay what people mean when they worry about 'woke institutional capture.'"ChatGPT has gotten under the skin of many commentators in recent weeks.

Among them, apparently, is Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and one of the founders of OpenAI, which created ChatGPT. The billionaire has recently criticized several of the chatbot's answers.

In December, in response to a tweet from Alex Epstein, an energy expert who has advocated the use of fossil fuels, with what appeared to be a screenshot of a ChatGPT answer refusing to argue in favor of fossil fuels, Musk said, "There is great danger in training an AI to lie."

"The use of fossil fuels has significant negative impacts on the environment and contributes to climate change," the chatbot appeared to say in response to Epstein's request. It was unclear which part of the response Musk was referring to. When Insider gave the chatbot the same prompt, it provided an argument advocating the use of fossil fuels but would not provide an article saying the use of fossil fuels has helped the environment.

Musk also left two fire emojis under a tweet from Delian Asparouhov, a principal at Founders Fund, expressing disbelief at what appeared to be ChatGPT's contrasting answers to requests concerning President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Musk has at times seemed complimentary about OpenAI's tech. In early December, he said the chatbot was "scary good," and he has more neutrally highlighted the bot's various abilities.

Researchers said in December that ChatGPT appeared to be capable of passing the US medical-licensing exam, though the research was still being peer-reviewed. Several schools and universities have banned the chatbot over fears it could help students cheat on their homework.

Others are concerned that the bot's ethical standards are not high enough. Several cases of bias have emerged, and Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, acknowledged last week that ChatGPT had "shortcomings around bias."

OpenAI says it's been improving the technology since it was released in November, partly because of feedback from users.

"If you tried ChatGPT when it just came out versus today, you will see a significant difference in terms of how much misinformation and how much biased content it puts out," Abhishek Gupta, the founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, told Insider.

Representatives for OpenAI and Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside normal working hours.

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