Posted Jun 13, 2023 1:17pm ET
The ChatGPT app is seen on an iPhone on Thursday, May 18, 2023 in New York. A former OpenAI board member says it’s the interactive nature of ChatGPT that has brought artificial intelligence to a wide audience in a meaningful way in a transformative moment. AI. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP – Richard Drew
A former OpenAI board member says that it is the interactive nature of ChatGPT that has brought artificial intelligence to a wide audience in a meaningful way.
Shivon Zilis says the chatbot, which can hold human-like conversations, had such an impact because anyone with access to a computer could interact with the technology, even without expert knowledge.
She says some people have used AI before, but OpenAI’s development of ChatGPT has spread the technology enough that it has had a “disturbing” effect on many.
While ChatGPT has been heralded by many technologists as a harbinger of innovation, earlier this year more than 1,000 artificial intelligence experts called for a six-month hiatus in training the highest-performing AI systems.
Zilis’ comments were made at the Super Session, a conference hosted by the Creative Destruction Lab in Toronto, a non-profit organization that supports science and technology companies.
She is currently a project leader at Neuralink, an Elon Musk-backed brain implant company that aims to restore vision and help people with disabilities.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 13, 2023.
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