MicrosoftThe president of the company stated thatCreating Super Smart in the Next 12 MonthsAI(AI) is virtually impossible, and warned that the technology could be decades away from being realized.
OpenAI 's co-founder Sam Altman was removed as CEO by the company's board of directors earlier this month, but was quickly reappointed amid an outcry from employees and shareholders.
Reuters last weekexclusiveAccording to the report, Altman's removal comes on the heels of researchers reporting a dangerous discovery to the board of directors, which they feared could have unintended consequences.
A source told Reuters thatThe internal program called Q* (pronounced Q-Star) could be the startup's way of finding so-called artificial general intelligence (AGI) BreakthroughsOpenAI defines AGI as an autonomous system that outperforms humans in most economically valuable tasks.
However, Microsoft president Brad Smith denied the claims of a dangerous breakthrough in an interview with reporters in the UK on Thursday.
「The possibility of seeing so-called AGI, where computers are more powerful than humans, in the next 12 monthsabsoluteto zero. It will take years, maybe even decades, but I still think it's time to focus on security now," he said.
The warning to the OpenAI board was one of many grievances that led to Altman's dismissal, sources told Reuters, along with concerns about commercializing progress before assessing the risks.
When asked if such a finding led to Altman's dismissal, Smith said, "I don't think that's the case at all. I think there was clearly a disagreement between the board and others, but it wasn't based on such concerns."
「What we really need are safety brakes. Just like safety brakes in elevators, circuit breakers in electrical circuits, and emergency brakes in buses - there should be safety brakes in the AI systems that control critical infrastructure to ensure that they are always under human control," Smith added.