In two
pithy e-mails from spokesperson Matt Krisiloff, the recently-established OpenAI
organization let it be known that, for now, their focus will be on creating
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and making sure that it’s friendly. They will not yet be focusing on “technological
unemployment,” the replacement of humans by robots and artificial intelligence
that some observers are concerned about.
Asked
about whether the organization would be addressing this issue of technological
unemployment, here’s what Matt had to say:
“It will
informally be part of the conversation, and may become more prominent as we get
closer to success, but won't be a central focus for now.”
Etopia
News then asked him “Will
your central focus be on developing AGI and making sure it’s friendly?” To which Matt promptly replied:
“In (very)
short, yes :)”
No comments:
Post a Comment