OpenAI Says It Can’t Manage AI Risks Alone, Calls For Govt Backing

Can

artificial intelligence replace humans? This is an old question now. In a world that is driven by AI, the right question is when can AI replace humans? Today, AI companies are rushing to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which is a form of AI that can match or exceed human abilities. Citing concerns over the pace of AI development, OpenAI explained on its blog how it cannot handle the growing risks of AI alone and called for stronger support from the government and wider society.

Who Should Control AI?

Sam Altman-led OpenAI listed five principles for the frontier model lab on Sunday. In its blog post, OpenAI explained how decisions related to AI made today will impact the future technology for everyone or what if the technology concentrates power in the hands of few. It explained how it plans to manage AI development in the future to reduce AI risks. It asserted that one of the biggest concerns is the concentration of power. The company said future AI systems should be distributed more widely among people. It highlighted a more ‘democratic’ approach, where decisions on AI tools should not restrict to private labs. It wants the government to look into the decisions and want public participation to ensure the fair use of AI.

“We expect there will be periods where we need to collaborate with governments, international agencies, and other AGI efforts to ensure that we have sufficiently solved serious alignment, safety, or societal problems before proceeding further with our work,” said the company.

New Economic Models Required

Apart from the safety concerns, the tech giant stressed on the economic impact of AI. It stated that governments may need to explore new economic systems to ensure whether benefits of AI are reaching the people. It also mentioned its ongoing investments in infrastructure, such as data centres and reducing computing costs to make AI more accessible at a larger scale. “For prosperity to be fully realised and widely shared, we believe that our governments may need to consider new economic models to ensure that everyone can participate in the value creation in front of us and we need to build huge amounts of AI infrastructure and develop new technology to drive costs of AI infrastructure way down,” the company stressed.The San Francisco-based firm accepted that AI development is unpredictable and the company may eventually need to remain transparent about changes to its guiding principles.