Thursday, May 25th 2023
OpenAI Considers Exit From Europe - Faces Planned Legislation from Regulators
OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, is currently exploring the UK and Europe on a PR-related "mini" world tour, and protesters have been following these proceedings with much interest. UK news outlets have reported that a demonstration took place outside of a university building in London yesterday, where the UCL Events organization hosted Altman as part of a fireside discussion about the benefits and problems relating to advanced AI systems. Attendees noted that Altman expressed optimism about AI's potential for the creation of more jobs and reduction in inequality - despite calls for a major pause on development. He also visited 10 Downing Street during the British leg of his PR journey - alongside other AI company leaders - to talk about potential risks (originating from his industry) with the UK's prime minister. Discussed topics were reported to include national security, existential threats and disinformation.
At the UCL event, Altman touched upon his recent meetings with European regulators, who are developing plans for advanced legislation that could lead to targeted laws (applicable to AI industries). He says that his company is "gonna try to comply" with these potential new rules and agrees that some form of regulation is necessary: "something between the traditional European approach and the traditional US approach" would be preferred. He took issue with the potential branding of large AI models (such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4 applications) as "high risk" ventures via the European Union's AI Act provisions: "Either we'll be able to solve those requirements or not...If we can comply, we will, and if we can't, we'll cease operating… We will try. But there are technical limits to what's possible."
Sources:
BBC News, Time Magazine, James Vincent Tweet
At the UCL event, Altman touched upon his recent meetings with European regulators, who are developing plans for advanced legislation that could lead to targeted laws (applicable to AI industries). He says that his company is "gonna try to comply" with these potential new rules and agrees that some form of regulation is necessary: "something between the traditional European approach and the traditional US approach" would be preferred. He took issue with the potential branding of large AI models (such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4 applications) as "high risk" ventures via the European Union's AI Act provisions: "Either we'll be able to solve those requirements or not...If we can comply, we will, and if we can't, we'll cease operating… We will try. But there are technical limits to what's possible."
43 Comments on OpenAI Considers Exit From Europe - Faces Planned Legislation from Regulators
That, and AI generated spam. Ooh, fun.
www.apa.org/monitor/2023/01/trends-improving-youth-mental-health
We should be connecting the dots here. AI is the next step, the current mental health crisis however is increasingly caused by technology and consumerism related to technology. We went from mobile phone to social media and it has been a terrible blow to society and mental health. AI takes it a few steps further, and is non-transparent about how it gets there.
Oh wait, it is not 1712? It does seem the history is repeating.
I get freedom of speech, but purposefully disseminating disinformation is dangerous and should have consequences.
Opinions are always debatable, but facts never should be.
I'll just stop because the premise of that is a bit too intrinsic in nature.
Fact.
The Sun emits light and matter every moment of every day.
Fact:
The substance commonly known as "Water" is comprised of molecules which contain the elements Hydrogen and Oxygen.
Fact:
An atom of Hydrogen contains only one Electron and can not be made to carry two Electrons.
See how easy that is?
1. light? that is percieved by our eyes with our species, technically speaking it could appear as darkness being emitted to some species - depending how their empirical relationship is with the world around them. light is a word by the English language, what is light? can you explain it? why is it so wonderful? why is the Sun the life source for everything, but the only way we can describe it is fusion reactions? surely it is more than just the sum of its parts, when we study the Cosmos fully?
2. I'm not sure wha a cynic philosopher in ancient times would say to you hear, perhaps they would ask if there is an infinite regress problem with breaking down water into anything more than its whole, for example, how do you know there is not something that makes up hydroge, and oxygen, how small can you go? what if it is infinite, so now its just a problem of etymology.
3. I would use the same argument as number 2 for the elctron atom, perhaps humans lack the understanding to see the bigger picture of why the electron is so special in the Cosmos, the more lenses we see the Cosmos through the more we understand, perhaps there are still lenses we have not looked though, so perhaps this is true for now, but not in the future.
FYI, I AGREE WITH YOU, i just am playing devils advocate based on my study of phenomenology, a sub-field of philosophy... mixed in with some ancient cynic philoosphy (cynics of ancient times means something different than the word now just side note)
The FCC however doesn't do anything in regards to news organizations. That is just bonkers.
Again I'll refrain from expanding on that for obvious reasons.