AI Too Dangerous to Release

Scientists Developed an AI So Advanced They Say It's Too Dangerous to Release TECH 19 February 2019 By PETER DOCKRILL A group of computer scientists once backed by Elon Musk has caused some alarm by developing an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) they say is too dangerous to release to the public. OpenAI, a research non-profit based in San Francisco, says its "chameleon-like" language prediction system, called GPT-2, will only ever see a limited release in a scaled-down version, due to "concerns about malicious applications of the technology".

A screenshot of a ScienceAlert technology article from 2019 reports that OpenAI developed GPT-2, an advanced language prediction system considered too dangerous to fully release. The joke comes from presenting an AI that generates convincing text as a frightening, almost uncontrollable technology, making the image useful as a reaction to concerns about powerful AI, misinformation, or technology becoming too advanced. EN: A screenshot of a ScienceAlert technology article from 2019 reports that OpenAI developed GPT-2, an advanced language prediction system considered too dangerous to fully release. The joke comes from presenting an AI that generates convincing text as a frightening, almost uncontrollable technology, making the image useful as a reaction to concerns about powerful AI, misinformation, or technology becoming too advanced.

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