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This Week in AI: Can we (and could we ever) trust OpenAI? | TechCrunch

Jun 01, 2024 - techcrunch.com
OpenAI has been facing criticism for its handling of various issues, including the use of a voice eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson's for its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, and its trust and safety issues. The company has also been accused of prioritizing commercial projects over safety and transparency efforts. In response, OpenAI has formed a new committee to oversee safety and security decisions, but it is staffed with company insiders, raising further concerns. OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, has been accused of withholding information, misrepresenting events, and lying to the board.

In other AI news, a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate has highlighted the ease of faking a politician's statement using AI-powered voice cloning services. Google's AI-generated search results, AI Overviews, are struggling and need improvement. Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has raised $6 billion in funding, and AI startup Perplexity has introduced a new feature, Perplexity Pages, to help users create visually appealing reports, articles, or guides.

Key takeaways:

  • OpenAI has been facing criticism recently due to a number of issues, including the use of a voice eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson's in its AI-powered chatbot, and concerns about prioritizing commercial projects over safety and transparency efforts.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been accused of withholding information, misrepresenting things happening within the company, and even outright lying to the board.
  • OpenAI is reportedly considering moving away from its nonprofit structure to a traditional for-profit model, which has raised further trust issues.
  • Other AI news includes a report on the ease of voice cloning, Google's struggles with AI-generated search results, and Elon Musk's AI startup xAI raising $6 billion in funding.
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