(PRZWT)-On the morning of April 6th Beijing time, it was reported that in the face of a new wave of artificial intelligence technology boom, more than 1000 experts including Musk jointly issued an open letter calling for a delay in the development of advanced artificial intelligence until safety is ensured. Recently, Andrew Bosworth, the Chief Technology Officer of Meta, responded to the open letter, stating that such calls are unrealistic and difficult to produce results.
Bosworth stated that in the field of artificial intelligence, he believes that investing in responsible research and development is very important, and Meta has been conducting such research and investment. However, it is difficult to stop the research and development process of a certain technology and make decisions on future adjustments.
Bosworth stated that in the face of high technology, if humans want to know how to protect themselves and develop safe and reliable technologies, they must first understand how new technologies themselves have evolved. He believes that the public letter calling for a halt to the development of artificial intelligence technology is not only unrealistic, but also will not have practical effects in the industry.
The drafter of this open letter is the non-profit organization "Future of Life Research Institute", which has received signature support from over 1000 artificial intelligence experts, including Musk. Musk used to support the American artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, but later withdrew. The artificial intelligence dialogue and writing tool ChatGPT, which has been popular on the internet for the past six months, was developed by OpenAI.
The Future Life Research Institute warns in an open letter that there may be a dangerous trend in humans towards a uncontrollable competition in the development and deployment of more powerful 'digital brains', where no one (including the inventors themselves) can understand, predict, and steadily control such' digital brains'.
It should be pointed out that Bosworth is not the only tech industry celebrity to criticize open letters. This week, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview that the appeal made in the open letter would not work.
Gates stated that requiring a specific group to stop developing artificial intelligence technology does not solve the current challenges faced by artificial intelligence.
Bill Ackman, a US billionaire and well-known hedge fund manager, also expressed his opposition to pressing the pause button in the development of artificial intelligence technology. He said that some competitors of American companies are also developing artificial intelligence, and it is difficult to imagine what their competitors would do if they take the lead.
Ackerman stated that if a US company suspends artificial intelligence research and development for six months, it would be equivalent to giving competitors six months to catch up.
