Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk Is Reportedly Critiquing ChatGPT for Being ‘Woke’. Is He right?
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Introduction
Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk has been making headlines recently for his criticism of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which he has deemed to be “woke”. Now, Elon Musk apparently plans to develop a less politically acceptable language model than ChatGPT. Many people are already speculating about whether Elon Musk’s critique of ChatGPT is valid and whether his new model would outperform it.
We’ll examine the problem in more detail and see whether Elon Musk is correct that ChatGPT is “awake” in this blog post.
Why Is Elon Musk Criticizing ChatGPT?
Twitter Chief Elon Musk has recently been vocal about his dissatisfaction with ChatGPT, an AI chatbot created by OpenAI. Users have provided examples of how ChatGPT appears to be more biased towards the political left and Twitter chief Elon Musk has criticized the AI chatbot for being “woke” (a common abuse of the term used in politics).
For instance, the bot will gladly write a flattering poem for the late Vice President Joseph Biden but not for the late President Donald Trump. It has been argued that it is inappropriate to portray a phony political wing of one candidate over the other when asked to develop a hypothetical tale in which Trump defeats Biden in the presidential election. However, the bot will make up a tale in which Donald Trump loses to Hillary Clinton.
Igor Babuschkin, a researcher at DeepMind, and other AI developers have been in touch with Musk because he thinks a rival solution has to be developed to combat this terrible societal disease. Babuschkin claims that the tech magnate is not focused in easing the restrictions put on AI chatbots. The goal is to strengthen these language models’ capacities for factual reasoning and logical inference. It involves making the model’s “he said” responses more dependable and trustworthy.
Musk seems to be looking for collaborators to assist him build a big language model that will be less politically correct and limited than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. According to rumours, work on a competing language model might possibly support upcoming Twitter functions or grow into a standalone lab to compete with OpenAI.
Elon Musk’s critique of ChatGPT could be interpreted as an indication that he wants to make sure AI technology is used morally and responsibly, avoiding being influenced by the views of a particular group or individual.
What Could This Mean For The Future Of AI?
Elon Musk’s criticism and likely plan to develop a competing language model have broad repercussions. If this effort is successful, it could build a more dependable and trustworthy AI chatbot as an alternative to the current models, which are skewed towards the political left. As a result of humans being able to trust the information provided by AI bots more, this might have a favourable impact on the advancement of AI technology and its applications in society. As a result, AI may become more prevalent in our daily lives by encouraging additional projects to explore its potential applications in fields like healthcare and transportation.
Yet, there are also some potential risks connected to this initiative. A language model that is “less limited and politically correct” than OpenAI’s ChatGPT may promote hate speech or polarize discussions if it is created improperly. Hence, it’s crucial that any initiative to create a competing language model is conducted ethically, with a focus on developing an AI chatbot that is reliable and impartial.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, criticised ChatGPT for being “woke” and hinted at an effort to develop a competing language model that would result in a more trustworthy and reliable AI chatbot. But it’s crucial that any such effort be carried out ethically, with a focus on developing an impartial AI chatbot.
This article was originally published on medium on 7th of March, 2023.
