Google searches asking “is ChatGPT safe?” have soared by 614% in recent days as people worry about the impact artificial intelligence (AI) on their future. It comes as Elon Musk was among the tech experts calling for a pause in the training of powerful AI systems.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO is one of more than 1,000 people to have signed an open letter issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute which warns AI could "pose profound risks to society and humanity". The letter calls for a six-month halt to the "out-of-control race" to develop systems even more powerful than OpenAI's a language model 'chatbot' ChatGPT.
Earlier this month, Mr Musk claimed to have donated $100 million to OpenAI when it was a non-profit company. He expressed surprise that "it somehow became a $30B market cap for-profit".
