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Elon Musk said he was working on “TruthGPT,” his own artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to confront ChatGPT OpenAI, in an interview Monday with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, in which the billionaire reiterated his concerns about the dangers of AI and alluded to his concerns. about existing tools into political bias.
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Key facts
In his interview with Carlson, Musk said he “will be starting something I call TruthGPT, or maximum truth-seeking AI trying to understand the nature of the universe.”
Musk said he believes his approach is the best way to ensure security, because he believes “an AI that cares about understanding the universe is unlikely to wipe out humanity.”
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.
However, the billionaire laments the current state of OpenAI, criticizing its secretive nature and claiming that Microsoft has “a very powerful voice” if not direct control over the company.
Musk admits a “third option” for Google and Microsoft-OpenAI platforms is starting late, but hopes it can be done.
The billionaire later reiterated his concerns about OpenAI, claiming his tools are “trained to be politically correct, which is another way of saying things that aren’t true.”
Important Quotes
“What happened is they trained the AI to lie… not just say what the data required,” Musk told Carlson, who chimed in with himself, claiming it was also withholding information.
What We Don’t Know
This isn’t the first time Musk has talked about building the so-called TruthGPT—a billionaire tweeted about it in February. It’s unclear whether Musk has hired someone to start work on his AI tool, or whether it will be called “TruthGPT”.
Key Background
Musk has created a new company called X.AI Corp to focus on artificial intelligence, ie Wall Street Journal reported last week. The company name reflects Musk’s plans to create a so-called “everything app” called “X” and earlier this month it was revealed that Twitter had folded into a separate company called X Corp. Previous reports indicated that Musk is serious about building a competitor to OpenAI and Google and he has also reportedly approached AI researcher Igor Babuschkin to join the project. Babuschkin previously worked with Google’s DeepMind. Musk has repeatedly commented on examples of ChatGPT conversations that he thinks are wrong bias, politically correct or “get up.”
Further reading
Musk Admits Buying Twitter Wasn’t ‘Financially Smart’ — And He Paid Twice What It Was Worth (Forbes)
Musk Reportedly Wants To Build An OpenAI Rival — Here’s Why He’s Criticizing ChatGPT (Forbes)
