The petition shared concerns that AI with human-competitive intelligence can pose serious hazards to society and mankind. It urged all AI firms to “immediately cease” developing AI systems that are more potent than Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) for at least six months. GPT-4 is a multimodal large language model created by OpenAI and the fourth in its GPT series.
The petition, although supported by many, has divided the larger tech community over the halt of developments. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was among many notable names that voiced their opposition to the petition.
Armstrong, in a tweet, said that “committees and bureaucracy won’t solve anything.” He added that there are no designated “experts” to decide on this issue, and not everyone in the tech industry agrees with the petition.
Source: Coin Telegraph
