ChatGPT, a platform launched in November 2022 now generates 1 billion users per month. Its exponential growth in a limited time frame has raised concerns about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the unregulated development of technology.
Top industry pioneers and AI experts are already calling for restricting the use of technology. An open letter signed by more than 5,000 signatories, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak, urged for an immediate pause “for at least 6 months on the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.”
The unrestrained growth of AI can have catastrophic consequences, as seen in these instances from this year:
A mother in the US was almost scammed of $1 million when an ‘AI voice’ of her 15-year-old daughter called her crying because she was kidnapped later found out to be a scam. Redditors recently got tricked into paying money for nudes of an AI-generated woman. CupidBot can help desperate pitiable straight men get ‘quality’ matches with women without them doing anything, AI picks matches for them and chat on their behalf. ChaosGPT, a modified version of OpenAI’s Auto-GPT, is tasked to bring an end to humanity.
The threats of AI are much more perceptible now, but it has been impacting our lives for a long time. Social networking sites keep monitoring our online interactions, activities, interests, likes, and dislikes, luring us into investing more and more of our time, energy, money, and emotions in them.
The question remains: how far will this go on, and will AI be the death of us?
