Slate Daily Feed A Moral War for A.I.
Dec 1, 2023
Karen Hao, journalist and data scientist, discusses the impact of Chat GPT on the AI industry, the fight for the mission within OpenAI, the board reorganization and power dynamics, AI doomer concerns, industry polarization, and the lack of diversity in the OpenAI board.
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ChatGPT's Industry Shockwave
- ChatGPT's release was a catalyst that made the public and policymakers realize AI's vast impact potential.
- It shifted the entire tech industry's focus to large language models and chatbot-like AI products.
Nonprofit-Profit Tension at OpenAI
- OpenAI's founding structure as a nonprofit with a profit arm led to unavoidable conflicts of mission and control.
- The board's firing of Sam Altman reflects these tensions, highlighting the challenges of AI self-regulation.
Split Ideologies in AI Community
- The AI community is split into techno optimists who advocate releasing products early and doomers focused on pre-release safety.
- This ideological divide is intense and deeply embedded in individuals' values within the tech industry.