Innovation for ChatGPT but at What Cost?
With more independent agents, though, comes security concerns. OpenAI’s safeguarding measures have already been put under the spotlight; and continue to be scrutinized.
In particular, both US senators and former OpenAI employees questioned why Altman was a member of the company’s oversight committee. Created to look at company’s creations from a safety angle, this committee’s independence was at stake, critics argued, with Altman on board. He has since stepped down.
However, the creation of formal frameworks for AI technology development continue to prove divisive. While there is support for an AI safety bill, the language of any such legislation is proving hard to get consensus upon.
The last iteration of the AI Safety Bill was blocked by Gavin Newsome, Governor of California, who supports the idea of a bill but said that this version isn’t “…the best approach to protecting the public from real threats posed by the technology”.
The wrangle continues while the technology companies keep pushing the boundaries of what their agentic AI can do; and we know that their innovation is happening far faster than any legislation.
