ThemakerofChatGP T withbillionsofdollarsinbackingfromMicrosoftisnowinturmoilaftertheboardfireditscofounderandCeoSamAltmanonFridayjustdaysafterrepresentingthecompanyat a conference, SamAltmanwasimmediatelyfiredbytheboardfromhispositionasCEOofopen A I, themakersofChaBT.
TwonewCEO S cameandwentin a matterofdays, theemployeesallsigned a letterofandfinally, Samwasconfirmedasreturningyetagainwithmostoftheboardinsteadleaving.
Sowhatdoesallofthismeanforthefutureof A I andopen A I itselfwho's reallyinchargenow?
Andhowwouldthesepowerpoliticsaffectthefutureof A I asweknowitwhile a fewweeksago, youneverwouldhavesuspectedanythingwouldbegoingdowntoopen A I SamOldmanwho's beenthefaceofthecompanyeversincetheyhitbigwithCha G BTwashappilyattendingconferencesandsummits.
Hewasthefaceof A I andthecompanywassteadilyrollingoutnewproductsandfeaturesattheirintegrationbingortheirvoicefunctiononchat T BT.
LarrySummers, a formerUSTreasurySecretaryandAdam d'angelo, theonlysurvivingmemberfromthepreviousboard.
Ofcourse, AltmanisretiringasCEOagainandhisco-founder, GregBrockmanwillalsobebackinhisoldroleatthecompanyfrom a distance.
Itlookslikethingswillbegoingstraightbacktonormal.
ButanotherletterwrittenbyformerOpen A I employeesshowsuswhythatmightnotbe a goodthingafterallwithsuspicioustiming, consideringeverythingthat's beengoingon.
ElonMuskthenposted a letterfromanonymousformerOpen A I employeesanditdoesn't paint a prettypictureasotheraccountsalleging a quote, disturbingpassionofdeceitandmanipulationbySamOldmanandGregBrockmantheirbasicplanaslaidoutintheletterwastobothtransitionthecompanyfrom a nonprofitinto a forprofitcompanywhilstracingtounlockthesecretsbyanartificialgeneralintelligence, otherwiseknownas A G I.
Lataalsosaysthatmostofthecompanyisloyalbecausethey'rebothafraidofSamandofmissingouton a cutoffutureprofits.
Itshoulddefinitelyallbetakenwith a grainofsaltthoughas a resultthatover 95% oftheopen A I workforcewerewillingtofollowtheirapparentlyauthoritarianbosses, sowillingthattheythreatenedtoquitwhenhegotfiredbytheboardofdirectors.
Butdespiteallthat, itshouldstillbetakenas a worryingindicationoffurtherchaoswithinthecompanychaos.
That's farfromwhatwewantin a companythat's sopivotalforthefuturebecausewhetheryoulikeitornotopen A I isrightatthefrontinthedevelopmentof A I andwillbe a keyplayerinourmodernfuture.
Ontopofthat, theletterimpliesthatthedisagreementsbetweenSamandtheboardandtheformeremployeeswasallover A I safetywithSambeingpaintedasdisregardingitentirelyanditmightnotbetoofarfromthetruth.
Andpeopletalkaboutthedangersof A I, mostpeople's firstthoughtsaboutkillerrobotsandterminators.
Butoutsideoffantasy, that's nottherealdanger.
Theproblemwillcomewithpowerfulpeopleusing A I fortheirowngoodratherthananyoneelse's inopen A I's case.
Thatwillmeanacceleratingtheirdevelopmentpastallsafelimitsinordertowinthearmsrace, a racethatSamAltmanandeveryoneelseatthecompanywillbewellawareof.
Makenomistake.
Thiswasmorethan a fightoverthefutureof A I.
ThiswasaboutthefateofthemodernworldbecausethechairoftheSEChimselfjustwarnedthat A I willbeatthecenterofthenextfinancialcrisis.
That's whythesebillionairescreating A I companiesarealready 10 movesahead, storingtheirwealthandsecretivemarketsknownfortheirstabilitylikethecontemporaryartmarkets.
Wesurvivedthe 2008 crisisandtheinsanityofthelast 18 months, evenoutpacingthe S and P 500 forthelast 27 yearsbyanincredible 136%.
Masterworks a platformthatmakesmultimilliondollarpaintingsbythenameslikeBansiBasquiatandPicassoInvestibleforthefirsttimewithoutneedingsomeoldmanlevelmoney.
They'vealreadysoldover $45 millionofluxuryartswiththenetproceedspaidoutdirectlytoinvestorslikeyouwithsomanyusers, newofferingscanselloutinminutesandthere's a waitlisttogetaccess.
Andthemainwaytheyaredoingthisisthrough A G I, oneofthemostcontentiousissuesin A I rightnow.
Andoneofthemostdystopia, youseeElonMusk, a formerboardmemberofOpen A I, oneofthemainguysbehindthewholething.
And a vocaladvocateforcautious A I developmenthasoftenexpressedconcernsabouttheunregulatedadvancementof A I technologies.
Hisviewsparticularlyonthepotentialrisksof A G I contrastwiththeambitiousdrivesopen A I hasmadeunderSamAltmanMusk's apprehensionabouttherapiddevelopmentof A G I alignswithbroaderfearsby A I, ethics, safetyandsocietalimpactconcernsthathavebecomemorepressingas A G I movesfromconcepttopotentialreality.
TheywereSiliconValleyTitansandcametogetherwiththeirpassionof A I tovotetheopen A I weknowtoday, butaftertheyparted, there's been a bitofbetweenthetwo, particularlysurroundingtheissueofopen A I goingfromnonprofittoforprofit.
Yousee, SamUllmanappearstobemorefocusedonrealizingthetransformativepotentialof A G I.
As A G I isthenextstepin A I fromwhatitrepresentsisthetransformationof A I becomingsentient.
AnditmighthavebeenoneofthereasonsthatSamAltmanwaspreviouslykickedoutoftheCEOpositionasthistensioninthetechcommunityhasbeensimmeringbeneaththesubsfor a longtimenowandhasreached a boilingpointanditcouldbethecatalystforbroaderconflictswithinthecompanyinfutureyears.
Andit's a worryingtrendconsideringhowopen A I isbecomingmoreandmoreforprofitratherthanas a nonprofitresearchcompany.
Butif A I doesbecomesentient, thenthiscouldpotentiallybeoneofthemostdisastrousthingsthateverhappenstohumanity.
Andthisiscertainlywhatormustbelieve.
Butthoseatthetopofopen A I see A G I assolvingcomplexglobalissues.
I mean, onTwitter, Elonhasbeenexposedintheinnerworkingsofopen A I andthecorruptiondrippingdownfromthetop, ashesaidonTwitterquotesthisletteraboutOpen A I wasjustsenttome.
Theseseemlikeconcernsworthinvestigatingfollowinguptweetslikethisopen A I startsas a nonprofit.
Open A I creates a forprofitarmMicrosoftinvestsbigmoneywithopen A I chaibitisbornopen A IC O isfired.
Open A IC O thengoestoMicrosoftformeropen A I CEOcomesbacktoopen A I asCEOOpen A I equalsMicrosoft A I towhichElonresponded, thatisthetrend.
Andsoeversincethedrama, Elonhasbeenbringingonmoreandmorepointsshowinghowbadtheleadershipatopen A I isintermsoftheconsequencestohumanity.
Andinterestinglyamidstthiswholeorganizationaldrama, Open A I didactuallymake a verysignificantadvancementbyintroducing a voicefeatureforCha G BTmakingitaccessibletoallthreeusers.
However, thiswasofcourseovershadowedbythewidespreadcha G BToutragewhichraisesevenmoreconcernsaboutthestabilityandreliabilityofthoserunning A I companiesbecauseoncethebrainof A I istrained, thereisnogoingback.
Andwhathappenswhen A I justsuddenlyturnsoffwhenweneeditmost?
I mean, intheweekofthiswholedrama, therewassuddenly a chattybittyalphaduringtheoutragethataddedanotherlayerofintriguetotheongoingdevelopmentsbutevenmorecrazy a reportfromtheNewYorkTimesthatshedlightonHelenToner's allegedoppositiontoSamOmanasCEOagain, thecontentionseeminglystemmedfromtheacademicpaperpublishedbyTonercriticalofopen A I's futuredirection, claimingquotethattheboard's missionistoensurethatthecompanycreatesartificialintelligencethatbenefitsallofhumanity.
Andifthiscompanywasdestroyed, shesaidthiscouldbeconsistentwithitsmissionshowinghowbigthisdiscussionisbecomingin A I thisinternalpowerstruggleasdepictedinthereportshowsthatwe'regoingdown a badroadwith A I andtherewillpushbackwhilethisishappening.
Other A I companiesarelookingtotaketheleadanthropic.
Anotherkeyplayerinthe A I domainhasmaderemarkableprogressforthereleaseofcloud 2.1 undertheleadershipofCEODario A modi.
Thisnew A I modelboastsdoubledcontextsizeandimprovedtoolintegrationssignifyingnotonly a hugedeepin A I capabilities, butalsoheighteningthecompetitivelandscapeinthe A I industry.
Andweneedtobeextremelycarefulaboutourhumanqualities, gameprincipleand A I, especiallythoseatthetop, ifthehabitistheelitestricklesdowninto A I, whereisthisgonnaleadus?
Thiswas a hugeproblemformoreprimitivechatbots.
Whencompanieslettheir A isloseonsocialmedia, theresultswerenearlyalwaysdisastrous, incrediblyquickly.
Theywouldbecomeinfluencedandshapedbythemostextremistviews, spoutingracistandcrazyviewsuntiltheygotturnedoffwhenMicrosoftitselfreleasedtheirownchatbottake A I in 2016, itdidn't evenlast 24 hoursbeforeitgotcorrupted.
A I can't makeethicaljudgmentsorknowwhat's rightorwronginsociety.
Andthisisjustoneoftheproblemsrightnowwith A I thatneedstobeconsideredintheverynearfuture.
Thesecurrentproblemsaren't about A I destroyinghumancivilizationorevengainingsentience.
Instead, therearespecificclashesbetweenoursocietyandhow A I willinteractwithit.
Militariesaroundtheworldarealreadyinanarmsracetodevelopthebest A isforuseasweaponsinsomeways A I canbeusedtocreatetheperfectsoldierswithoutfreewillfearormercy.
A I willactouteveryorderwithexactprecision, regardlessoftheethicalimplications.
Aslongasitmakesprofitforitsowners A I isalreadybeingintegratedintomilitarytechnologylikemissileguidancesystems.
Russia's beentesting A I guidedmissilessince 2017 andaimsfor A I topower a significantportionoftheircombatunits.
By 2030 Chinatwoisheavilyinvestingin A I formilitarypurposes.
Theambitionistoestablish a significant A I industryandasthegovernmenttriestocontrolmoreofitspopulation, thiswillbeoneofthemostdevastatingtoolshumanityhaseverseen.