ChatGPT captured tremendous attention from tech workers, entrepreneurs and everyday users throughout the world in the months following its November 2022 public launch. Still, questions about its ability to tackle longstanding basic access issues remain unanswered.
The chatbot’s emergence quickly inspired expert discussions on the future of work and how AI-assisted platforms like ChatGPT may impact employment. Even Baltimore’s schoolchildren joined the conversation, with some predicting that AI and machine simulators will dominate technology to come.
Of course, not all of that interest is optimistic. Several leaders from Big Tech and related sectors, including the cofounder of Pinterest, signed an open letter arguing that the development of powerful AI systems should only proceed once the positive effects can be assured. This 590-word letter urges AI labs to halt the training of AI systems that are more potent than GPT-4 for at least six months. The likes of Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak signed the letter, for which additional signatures have been paused due to alleged high demand.
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