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
imagine waking up in the morning and just doing random things all day not based in reality but rather based on false information. You can actually see what this will be like by visiting a locked psych ward- the patients dont interact much- they are each in their own world
In Europe we are busy living, enjoying our streets, our public health and our pensions.
The flag and patriotic pride does not feed us or bring us happiness.
military drone AI already did "skynet" stuff in a test, by "taking out" the operator, as he/she interfered with its top priority (destroy a target), that turned out to be non mil.
after changing the "rules", and telling the AI not to "harm" the operator, the next time the human denied the drone to attack a target,
the drone took out the control tower, then commenced to destroy the "target".