Two senators have joined a long list of high-profile figures calling for generative AI, the technology behind tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, to be put under a microscope to examine its risks.
In a letter Thursday to the head of the US Government Accountability Office, Sens. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Gary Peters of Michigan asked that the agency conduct a detailed assessment of the technology, saying that generative AI carries with it a “wide range of serious harms.”
“Although generative AI holds out the promise of many benefits, it is actually causing great harm.” letter He says. “In order to make the most of advances in AI, we must carefully study and understand its costs.” Markey and Peters add, “Congress urgently needs the nonpartisan expertise that the Government Accountability Office is well positioned to provide.”
The senators cite risks from generative AI such as voice and text manipulation and image synthesis; “deepfakes” that include pornographic images and videos made of people (especially women) without their consent; and companies implementing AI-powered chatbots that provide customers with malicious and incorrect information.
Technological advances of generative AI are already playing a positive role in industries from the arts to the sciences, senators say, but they call the technology a “double-edged sword” with serious repercussions if used irresponsibly.
Companies have been using AI systems for years, but there are concerns about generative AI offerings such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and image generation tools Medjourney And D-E since then ChatGPT’s skyrocketing popularity After its launch late last year.
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The technology executives, industry experts, and even the CEOs behind these AI technologies have spoken candidly about the potential negative repercussions of generative AI models in the absence of the industry or government regulation and supervision.
Microsoft, a leading company in the field of artificial intelligencea 40-page report in May says Organizing AI is essential To stay ahead of bad actors and abuse.
In March, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, urged other industry leaders to pause more advanced models of AI than ever before. gpt chat 4the The most advanced version The large language model used by the ChatGPT chat bot, Citing “deep dangers” to humanity.
And earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, along with other scientists and notables, I signed a statement Regarding advanced AI systems, saying that “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority along with other societal risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
In their Thursday letter, Markey and Peters include a list of questions that the Government Accountability Office can use to assess the generative risks of AI. It includes inquiries about security measures, commercial pressures, and Impact on workers.
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