Why AI Won’t Take Over The World Anytime Soon
ForbesMay 13
OpenAI Reveals GPT-4o
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The Facts
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind ChatGPT, has unveiled its latest model of the chatbot, GPT-4o. The company said this version will be a digital assistant that can converse with users in real-time as well as interact through text and "vision."
The company said GPT-4o will also be able to interact via audio. While the new capabilities will be released "iteratively," its text and image capabilities will be available Monday, with paid users having "up to five times the capacity limits" of unpaid users.
The Spin
Narrative A
As AI develops rapidly it's reasonable for people to fear for their jobs or, even worse, that AI will simply take over the world. In reality, AI is nowhere near reaching the complex capabilities or experiences of humans. Another cause for relief is that AI developers and regulators are building safeguards alongside these technological advancements, which means humans are marching with, not behind these chatbots.
Narrative B
While AI may not replace humans any time soon, these so-called digital assistants will be used to monitor and monetize us at a level never before seen. Sam Altman has continuously warned the world of the potential dangers of his technology while simultaneously advancing profit-driven product releases. Companies like OpenAI want to take data harvesting to the next level by inserting their bots into our phones and extracting every private detail about us.