HIGHLIGHTS
- The previous Board of Directors of OpenAI was alerted by staff researchers to a “powerful artificial intelligence discovery that could threaten humanity.”
- This is thought to have been the decisive event that led to Sam Altman resigning as CEO.
- Project Q* was brought up internally by OpenAI, and some staff members think it represents a significant advance in artificial general intelligence.
According to people close to the source, a letter from many staff researchers raising concerns about an AI superintelligence model under development that would endanger humanity has surfaced as the dust settles on OpenAI’s current drama. Sam Altman was let go from the company, and it’s believed that the actual reason for his termination was the previously unpublished letter.
The model, which the business internally refers to as Project Q*, may mark a significant advancement in the company’s quest for artificial general intelligence (AGI), a highly autonomous subset of AI superintelligence that can outperform humans in the majority of activities and accumulate knowledge over time. And you were concerned that ChatGPT would replace us in our jobs?
Project Q* possible ramifications of artificial general intelligence (AGI) in the wider context
OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT and is a leader in AI, is working on a new AI model called Project Q*, which is pronounced “Q-Star.”
Sources close to the matter claim that Q* has the potential to significantly advance artificial intelligence by revolutionizing AI thinking and bringing the firm one step closer to a significant AGI development breakthrough.
When it comes to issue solving, artificial general intelligence (AGI) is superior to current generative AI models since it is an independent system that can apply reason to decisions, giving it human-level problem solving capabilities.
Even though AGI is still a ways off, a lot of experts think the technology will eventually be able to learn cumulatively, which is another aspect of human cognition and could allow it to advance exponentially.
According to a number of sources, Q*s have proven to possess these qualities when working through mathematical issues. Q* was able to outperform grade-school pupils because of its enormous computational power, suggesting that its cognitive and reasoning abilities surpass those of contemporary AI technology.
Although the duration of Project Q*’s research and potential applications are unknown, OpenAI informed board and staff members of the project prior to last weekend’s activities.
Researchers at OpenAI Voice Ethical Concerns Regarding Project Q*
Although Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is optimistic that AGI technology would spur innovation, a number of researchers hastily pointed up the possible risks associated with Project Q*.
Following their discovery of the project, the researchers sent a letter to OpenAI’s board of directors alerting them to the potentially dangerous nature of the powerful algorithm for humankind. The letter did not specify the specific ethical problems, but the warnings were alarming enough for the board to remove Altman from his CEO role last Friday.
After Altman’s abrupt exit, which was first attributed to “poor communication,” he was able to secure a new job at Microsoft. When the CEO of OpenAI was not reinstated as the company’s commander in chief, seven hundred out of the seven hundred employees threatened to take similar action.
OpenAI’s board was compelled to reinstate Altman as CEO when the firm was on the verge of collapse. This led to a significant reorganization of the committee and exposed significant differences within the leadership. That being said, what does this mean for people at the bottom of the AI food chain, with Altman back in charge and Project Q* probably getting the go-ahead?
