Topline
Elon Musk claimed he’s working on “TruthGPT,” his own artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to take on OpenAI ChatGPT, in his interview Monday with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, where the billionaire reiterated his concerns about the dangers of AI and alluded to his concerns about existing AI tools being politically biased.
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Key Facts
In his interview with Carlson, Musk said he’s “going to start something which I call TruthGPT, or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe.”
Musk said he believes his approach is the best path to ensuring safety, as he believes an “AI that cares about understanding the universe is unlikely to annihilate humans.”
Musk discussed his role as a co-founder of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, saying he intended to build it as an open-source counterweight to Google’s AI efforts.
The billionaire, however, lamented the current state of OpenAI, criticizing its closed-source nature and claiming that Microsoft has a “very strong say” if not direct control over the company.
Musk acknowledged his “third option” to Google and Microsoft-OpenAI’s platforms is starting late, but hopes it can be done.
The billionaire then reiterated his concerns about OpenAI, claiming its tools were being “trained to be politically correct, which is another way of saying untruthful things.”
Crucial Quote
“What’s happening is they are training the AI to lie…not just say what the data demands that it say,” Musk told Carlson, who himself chimed in, saying it was also withholding information.
What We Don’t Know
This is not the first time Musk has talked about building a so-called “TruthGPT,” the billionaire had tweeted about it previously in February. It is unclear if Musk has actually recruited anyone to start working on his AI tool, and it is also unknown if it will actually be called “TruthGPT” or if that is simply a placeholder.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/04/18/maximum-truth-seeking-ai-musk-says-hes-building-truthgpt-in-tucker-carlson-interview/