One prominent example was the $700 Humanitarian AI Pin, which envisioned a future where AI meets fashion and was hailed as a phone replacement.
Microsoft’s Bing Chat, powered by ChatGPT, turned heads with its debut featuring racial slurs, plans for world domination, and a secret alter ego named “Sydney.” The chaos caused Microsoft to quickly rein in the situation, leaving Bing pretty barren.
Critics said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was thrust into the spotlight after the company’s grand plans to create a superintelligence that would “capture most of the world’s wealth” were revealed.
The political bent of AI has sparked controversy; Elon Musk created the chatbot Grok to counter perceived “left-wing” biases. But the right felt Grok wasn’t rebellious enough, illustrating the pitfalls AI faces when trying to navigate the political landscape.
The legal chaos began when lawyers used ChatGPT to create documents, resulting in fictitious lawsuits being filed in court. At the hearing, it was revealed that the lawyers acted in bad faith and lied.
The influx of AI-generated content has been rapid: Science fiction magazine Clarkesworld was forced to suspend submissions due to the influx of AI-generated content, much of it low quality. At the same time, Sports Illustrated faced criticism for publishing articles written by artificial intelligence that were so horrific that they made readers question human origins.
And yes, how can we forget the Reddit users who complained that their AI interlocutor, Replika AI, had stopped responding to their rude correspondence? There was even a petition asking for this part of the interaction to be brought back.
As the year reached its absurd climax, OpenAI’s board of directors surprisingly fired Sam Altman, causing nearly the entire staff to revolt. In a strange turn of events, Altman was reinstated, but a complete overhaul of the board was required.
And this is only the first year of active development of artificial intelligence, it’s scary to imagine what awaits us in the future
Source: Ferra
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