OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has revealed that the company is not currently training GPT5, the successor to GPT4, stating that there is still much work to be done. Altman emphasizes the need for safety audits and cautions against the rapid advancement of AI technology, addressing concerns raised by researchers and executives.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has stated that the company is not currently training GPT5, the successor to GPT4. During a media event in New Delhi, Altman emphasized that there is still a lot of work to be done before GPT5 can be developed, and OpenAI is far from starting the training process.
Altman highlighted the need for more safety audits and expressed his wish to provide a timeline for the next version of GPT. The concerns surrounding the rapid advancement of AI technology have prompted many AI researchers and Big Tech executives to call for a pause in training large language models like GPT.
In March, Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and one of OpenAI’s founders wrote a letter to the US Federal Trade Commission, urging a six-month pause in training AI systems more powerful than GPT4. The letter garnered support from over 1,100 signatories, including industry figures like Steve Wozniak, Max Tegmark, and Yuval Noah Harari. However, Altman believes that most of them misunderstood the technical nuances of the situation and that caution and increased safety measures are crucial.
Sam Altman‘s comments on the subject were made during an MIT event in April, where he expressed his belief that the letter was not the most effective way to address the concerns surrounding AI development.
