On Monday, billionaire Elon Musk announced the upcoming launch of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform called "TruthGPT" to rival the offerings of tech giants Microsoft and Google.
Elon Musk has criticized OpenAI, the firm behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT, which is backed by Microsoft, for "training the AI to lie" and becoming a "closed source" and "for-profit" organization closely aligned with Microsoft. He also accused Google co-founder Larry Page of not taking AI safety seriously.
During an interview with Fox News, Musk announced his plan to launch an AI platform called "TruthGPT" that seeks maximum truth and aims to understand the nature of the universe. Musk believes that TruthGPT could be the best path to safety and reduce the likelihood of eradicating humans.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Musk has been recruiting AI researchers from Google to establish a startup rivaling OpenAI. Last month, Musk registered X.AI Corp, where he is listed as the sole director, and Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, as the secretary. None of the parties involved responded to Reuters' requests for comment.
Devastation of civilization
Despite Elon Musk's call, along with a group of AI experts and industry executives, for a six-month halt in developing systems more potent than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, the firm proceeded with its plans. The group cited potential risks to society as a reason for the pause.
During an interview with Tucker Carlson, Musk reiterated his concerns about AI and emphasized that it is more dangerous than mismanaged aircraft design or insufficient car production. According to excerpts from the interview, he expressed that AI can potentially cause "civilizational destruction."
As an example, Musk highlighted how a super-intelligent AI could manipulate public opinions by writing incredibly well.
Over the weekend, Elon Musk tweeted that he had met with former U.S. President Barack Obama during his presidency and had urged him to "encourage AI regulation" in Washington.
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but stepped down from the board in 2018, citing his need to focus on his other companies, Tesla and SpaceX. He also mentioned that Tesla was competing with OpenAI for some of the same talents, and he disagreed with what the OpenAI team wanted to do.
In addition to his roles at Tesla and SpaceX, Musk has become the CEO of Twitter after purchasing the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In his interview with Fox News, Musk revealed that he now values Twitter at "less than half" of the acquisition price.
In January, Microsoft announced a multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, further intensifying competition with rival Google and fueling the race to attract AI funding in Silicon Valley.
Elon Musk has criticized OpenAI, the firm behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT, which is backed by Microsoft, for "training the AI to lie" and becoming a "closed source" and "for-profit" organization closely aligned with Microsoft. He also accused Google co-founder Larry Page of not taking AI safety seriously.
During an interview with Fox News, Musk announced his plan to launch an AI platform called "TruthGPT" that seeks maximum truth and aims to understand the nature of the universe. Musk believes that TruthGPT could be the best path to safety and reduce the likelihood of eradicating humans.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Musk has been recruiting AI researchers from Google to establish a startup rivaling OpenAI. Last month, Musk registered X.AI Corp, where he is listed as the sole director, and Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, as the secretary. None of the parties involved responded to Reuters' requests for comment.
Devastation of civilization
Despite Elon Musk's call, along with a group of AI experts and industry executives, for a six-month halt in developing systems more potent than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, the firm proceeded with its plans. The group cited potential risks to society as a reason for the pause.
During an interview with Tucker Carlson, Musk reiterated his concerns about AI and emphasized that it is more dangerous than mismanaged aircraft design or insufficient car production. According to excerpts from the interview, he expressed that AI can potentially cause "civilizational destruction."
As an example, Musk highlighted how a super-intelligent AI could manipulate public opinions by writing incredibly well.
Over the weekend, Elon Musk tweeted that he had met with former U.S. President Barack Obama during his presidency and had urged him to "encourage AI regulation" in Washington.
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but stepped down from the board in 2018, citing his need to focus on his other companies, Tesla and SpaceX. He also mentioned that Tesla was competing with OpenAI for some of the same talents, and he disagreed with what the OpenAI team wanted to do.
In addition to his roles at Tesla and SpaceX, Musk has become the CEO of Twitter after purchasing the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In his interview with Fox News, Musk revealed that he now values Twitter at "less than half" of the acquisition price.
In January, Microsoft announced a multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, further intensifying competition with rival Google and fueling the race to attract AI funding in Silicon Valley.