OpenAI has established itself as a major player in the artificial intelligence industry with the development of ChatGPT, an AI model that has garnered global attention. The Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, Mira Murati, has played a crucial role in the development and launch of various AI models, including ChatGPT, image-generator DALL-E, and the newest GPT-4.
What is Artificial General Intelligence?
Artificial General Intelligence refers to highly autonomous systems that are capable of producing significant economic output. These systems can generalize across different domains and have human-level capability. OpenAI's vision for AGI is to build it in a way that aligns with human intentions so that it maximally benefits as many people as possible.
Pathway to AGI
According to Murati, OpenAI is far from having a safe, reliable, aligned AGI system. However, the company is taking two important vectors to get there. One is scaling the systems to increase their generality, and the other is building systems that have a robust understanding of the world similar to humans.
Safeguards and Regulations
OpenAI thinks about interventions at each stage to ensure the safety of the AI models. For example, in the DALL-E model, the company adjusted the ratio of female and male images to reduce harmful bias issues. Regarding regulations, OpenAI is constantly talking with governments and regulators to agree on some level of standards and align on basic safety standards for the deployment of these models.
Response to ChatGPT
OpenAI didn't anticipate the response to ChatGPT before its Nov. 30 release, but the underlying technology had been around for months. The company had high confidence in the limitations of the model from customers that had already been using it via an API. The company adapted it to dialog and made it available to researchers through a new ChatGPT interface.
Conclusion
OpenAI has been working tirelessly towards achieving its vision of building a safe and reliable AGI system. The company has taken various measures to ensure the safety and alignment of its AI models with human intentions. With Murati leading the company's research, product, and safety teams, OpenAI is likely to continue making groundbreaking discoveries and products in the future.
