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Musk slapped his face again. While dissuading the research of GPT-5, he bought 10,000 GPUs and established X.AI to develop his own large model. Some people say that Musk is acting and standing up and deceiving the public; others say that he has the future of mankind in mind and wants to save everyone... In short, there are different opinions, and the truth is hard to change.
This article will talk about: the social and ethical issues brought about by GPT, and how should ordinary professionals deal with them?
Let me tell you a recent story:
A "post-00s" visual designer @吴五六 used AI tools to generate a virtual digital human of grandma
And have a video chat with her.
In the video, grandma speaks the dialect of Hubei, with gray hair and no teeth, "nagging" like she was in life, with a lifelike expression.
The blogger misses his grandma very much, and talked a lot with grandma, such as promotion and salary increase, such as the recent physical condition
Grandma would laugh heartily when she heard it.
She listened carefully to every word the blogger said, or responded by nodding or blinking.
After the video went viral on the Internet, netizens began to comment and discuss it below. Mainly divided into the following two factions:
Some people think that it is very meaningful to use AI to "resurrect" the departed relatives, to return to life, and to mourn.
But some people think that making a deceased relative into an AI feels like a manipulated electronic doll...
Moreover, birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal state of life, so this is just self-deception. Life should look forward, and should not be overly immersed in grief.
The blogger also put the link of the video he made on it, and some netizens expressed such concerns:
Indeed, the digital people in the video can talk, laugh, open their mouths and blink.
Just imagine, if someone else obtains your picture or video data and uses it to make a virtual digital human, wouldn't it be possible to use your face for face recognition, unlock access control, verify passwords, and even steal your personal information? All information and funding?
After taking out all your money, you can use the video of "you" to defraud your relatives and friends...
This is simply the rhythm of "group destruction"!
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
"GPT is a new industrial revolution, and its significance goes beyond the invention of the Internet and the iPhone." On March 25, Zhou Hongyi, the founder of 360, made such a voice at the "2023 China Development Forum".
However, the development speed of artificial intelligence (AI) is astonishing. Facing dizzying AI applications for a while, it is overwhelming and frightening.
British author Charles Dickens wrote in the opening words of his novel A Tale of Two Cities:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times;
This is the age of wisdom, this is the age of foolishness;
This is the epoch of faith, this is the epoch of doubt;
This is the season of light, this is the season of darkness;
This is the spring of hope, and it is also the winter of disappointment.
There are all kinds of things in front of people, and there is nothing in front of people.
People are going straight to heaven, people are going straight to hell.
Recently, it was reported that OpenAI is developing a more powerful AI system than GPT4, called GPT-5. It is reported that the system has completed the study of all videos on the human network, can instantly mark all the sound and light information in all the videos it has watched, and can accurately predict any person's future behavior and lifespan
This news triggered people's fear and concern about AI, and people began to worry that it would pose a threat to human beings, thus triggering a controversy about whether GPT-5 should be stopped.
On the one hand, the opposition represented by Musk and 1,000 scientists demanded that the research on GPT-5 be suspended because human beings are not ready to deal with AI. They believe that GPT-5 is too powerful and may have unpredictable effects on humans, and even lead to the extinction of humans. In addition, GPT-5 research also requires a large amount of data and computing resources, which will impose a huge burden on human technology and economic development.
On the other hand, the supporters represented by Wu Enda expressed excessive worry: Are you worried about seat belts before the car is built? They believe that the research on GPT-5 is beneficial to the development of human beings and can help humans better understand and deal with natural language processing problems. In addition, the research of GPT-5 can also promote the development of artificial intelligence technology and bring more opportunities and benefits to human beings.
From the above two perspectives, the issue is not black and white, but requires a comprehensive consideration of multiple factors.
The development of artificial intelligence technology is inevitable because it is the trend of future development.
We need to recognize that the development of GPT-5 may bring about a series of social problems and challenges, but this does not mean that we should avoid or deny these problems. Instead, we should be actively addressing these issues and looking for solutions to them.
Unlike any previous production tool, AI can bring not only dividends, but also revolutionary productivity if properly utilized, but it can also be a devastating blow if used improperly.
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How to deal with the social and ethical issues brought about by AI?
First of all, it is necessary to strengthen the research and application of artificial intelligence technology in order to better deal with future challenges.
According to recent news on April 12, according to two people familiar with the matter, although Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) signed an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on advanced artificial intelligence research on the surface, it has Secretly promoted the new generative artificial intelligence (AIGC) project on Twitter, and purchased tens of thousands of GPUs (graphics processing units) for this purpose.
On April 14 local time, the British "Financial Times" even reported that Elon Musk (Elon Musk) is forming an artificial intelligence start-up company X.AI to compete with OpenAI, the research and development company of ChatGPT.
People began to scold "double-sided Musk". On the one hand, they called for the suspension of GPT-5, and on the other hand, they spent a lot of money to study AI.
But if you think about it carefully, the two are not contradictory, just like we all know the danger of nuclear weapons, but many countries still spare no effort to study them, why?
Because if you don't research it and let other opponents with evil intentions research it, then your situation will only be more passive and dangerous.
Therefore, it is very important for our country to strengthen the research and application of artificial intelligence technology. It requires the joint efforts of the government, enterprises, scientific research institutions and all aspects of society to strengthen basic research on artificial intelligence, promote the development and application of artificial intelligence technology, and cultivate artificial intelligence talents. , Establish an artificial intelligence industry ecology and strengthen artificial intelligence security and privacy protection.
There are some things you can live without, but you can't live without.
Second, strengthen the supervision and management of artificial intelligence technology in order to better protect the interests and safety of human beings.
The late Stephen Hawking told the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in 2014: "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of humanity."
Artificial intelligence (AI) will take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-accelerating pace.
If AI becomes advanced in the wrong hands, it could overtake humans and spell the end of humanity.
Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the supervision and management of artificial intelligence technology in order to better protect the safety of human society.
First of all, the government and relevant departments need to strengthen the supervision and management of artificial intelligence technology, establish sound laws and regulations and rules and regulations, and clarify the development direction, management mechanism, technical standards and other requirements of artificial intelligence technology.
Secondly, the government and relevant departments need to strengthen the security management of artificial intelligence technology, establish a sound security management system and technical protection measures, and prevent the security risks of artificial intelligence technology.
Finally, it is necessary to strengthen the ethics and social responsibility management of artificial intelligence technology, establish a sound ethics and social responsibility management system and standards, and standardize the research and development, application and management of artificial intelligence technology. In addition, it is also necessary to promote the compliance application of artificial intelligence technology, establish a sound compliance application management system and standards, and promote the application and development of artificial intelligence technology in various fields.
In short, it is very important to strengthen the supervision and management of artificial intelligence technology. It requires the joint efforts of the government, enterprises, scientific research institutions and all aspects of society to establish sound laws, regulations and rules, and strengthen the safety management, ethics and social security of artificial intelligence technology. Responsibility management, supervision and evaluation mechanisms to promote the compliant application of artificial intelligence technology and promote the healthy development of artificial intelligence technology.
In addition, we also need to strengthen the education and publicity of artificial intelligence technology, so that more people can understand and understand this problem, so as to better deal with it. Only when you have a more comprehensive understanding of a thing, you will no longer be afraid of it, and you will not exaggerate its role, and you will be able to use it better.
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How do ordinary workers deal with the AI era?
1. Learn new skills
The application of artificial intelligence technology covers many fields, such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, etc. Therefore, people in the workplace need to learn these new skills. They can improve their skills by attending training courses, self-study or participating in online learning platforms , to meet future work needs.
2. Learn to change the way you work
The application of artificial intelligence technology is changing the traditional way of working. Workers need to adapt to this change, such as using artificial intelligence technology to process data, make automated decisions, and realize intelligent collaboration. Work efficiency and quality can be improved by adopting new ways of working, such as telecommuting, automated processes, etc.
3. Increase data awareness
The application of artificial intelligence technology requires a large amount of data support, so professionals need to improve data awareness, learn to discover potential opportunities and problems from the data, and take corresponding measures to solve these problems. You can improve your data awareness by taking data analysis courses, using data visualization tools, etc.
4. Adapt to new communication methods
In the past, professional communication was mostly interpersonal communication or programmers communicated with machines, but now, through the application of artificial intelligence technology, everyone can communicate with machines. Therefore, we need new communication methods, such as natural language processing technology, robots customer service, etc. People in the workplace need to adapt to these new communication methods, learn to communicate with machines, and adopt new communication methods to improve their communication skills.
Hiring workers must not only worry about whether they will be replaced by AI every day, but think clearly, if they will be replaced in this job, then how will they be replaced? AI is so powerful, can't I use AI technology to make myself more efficient and valuable?
Finally, we should also look at this issue with an open mind and a historical perspective.
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.
Why did Dickens, the great writer more than a hundred years ago, make such an exclamation?
We know that "A Tale of Two Cities" is set against the background of the French Revolution, and the novel was created in the 1950s, when the British capitalist economy was developing rapidly.
The explosive growth of social productivity brought about by the development of capitalism has also led to the poverty of working people and caused extreme dissatisfaction among the lower classes.
Capitalism has been developed for so many years, and socialism has emerged. Later, social productivity has increased, and living standards have also improved, but the status of the people at the bottom has never improved.
Looking at today, the development of artificial intelligence technology is inevitable, and the era of AI has come.
As mentioned earlier, we need to use critical thinking and a positive attitude to deal with this problem, and actively explore solutions to the problem in order to better deal with future challenges.
The so-called misfortune and good fortune depend on each other. A single stone of AI can stir up a thousand waves.
Again, history has choices, but the people in history have no choice.
Since you can't hide, you don't need to hide, let alone fight, An An will continue to do what she thinks is right, calm down, and live a good life.
All the rest is left to time.
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