Elon Musk Developing "TruthGPT" AI Model Amid Concerns of Potential "Annihilation"
Elon Musk has announced his plans to create a new AI chatbot named “TruthGPT”, which he claims will be a “maximum truth-seeking AI”. In an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Musk criticized OpenAI, the non-profit AI research company he helped to found, for training its AI chatbot “to lie” and becoming a “for-profit” organization that is closely allied with Microsoft. He believes that TruthGPT will be the best path to safety since it is unlikely to annihilate humans. Musk has previously warned of the dangers of AI and joined a group of AI experts in calling for a pause in the development of such systems due to their potential risks to society. Musk’s new start-up X.AI, which he incorporated in Nevada last month, could be linked to the creation of TruthGPT.
The Need for a Truth-Seeking AI
Elon Musk has announced his plans to create a new AI chatbot named “TruthGPT”, which he claims will be a “maximum truth-seeking AI”. The Tesla and SpaceX chief tweeted earlier in February that “what we need is TruthGPT”. Musk believes that TruthGPT will be the best path to safety since it is unlikely to annihilate humans. He stated in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the AI will try to “understand the nature of the universe” and might be the “best path to safety” as it is “unlikely to annihilate humans”. The multibillionaire criticized OpenAI, the non-profit AI research company he helped to found, for training its AI chatbot “to lie”. He accused the company of becoming a “closed source”, “for-profit” organization that is “closely allied with Microsoft”.
The Dangers of AI Development
Elon Musk has previously warned of the dangers of AI and joined a group of AI experts in calling for a pause in the development of such systems due to their potential risks to society. In an open letter shared last month, experts called for researchers to stop working on the development of new AI systems for the next six months, warning that if they do not, governments would need to step in. The letter, signed by academics in the field and AI industry leaders including Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, warned that while the positive possibilities of AI are significant, people could face a more difficult situation. Experts warned that laboratories across the world are “locked in an out-of-control” race to develop and deploy ever more powerful AI “no one – not even their creators – can understand, predict, or reliably control”.
The Future of X.AI
Musk’s new start-up X.AI, which he incorporated in Nevada last month, could be linked to the creation of TruthGPT. Last week, documents filed with the US state revealed that Musk had merged Twitter with another entity called X Corp, touted as the future parent company for all of his companies, including Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company. This move may also signal his plan to turn Twitter into an “everything app”.
Musk’s Views on AI
Elon Musk has always been vocal about his views on AI and its potential dangers. He has warned that AI technology development is dangerous with the “potential of civilizational destruction”. He stated in his interview with Carlson that “AI is more dangerous than say mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production”. Musk has already poached two AI scientists from firms like DeepMind and has invested in 10,000 graphics processing units for the company.
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