AI development hit pause , Elon Musk and others urge...

Open letter calls for six-month halt until shared safety protocols can be developed
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Mar 29, 2023 10:09 AM EDT | Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than Open AI's newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society and humanity.

Earlier this month, Microsoft-backed OpenAI unveiled the fourth iteration of its GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) AI program, which has wowed users with its vast range of applications, from engaging users in human-like conversation to composing songs and summarizing lengthy documents.

The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 1,000 people including Musk, called for a pause on advanced AI development until shared safety protocols for such designs were developed, implemented and audited by independent experts.