October 16, local time WednesdayOpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman responded in the face of external criticism of his liberalization policy, stating that the company was “not the world's elected ethics police”。
Previously, Altman had announced that he was going to relax the chat robots under the flag ChatGPT The regulation of content, which allows adult subject matter content, including chromosomal content, has given rise to widespread controversy. In response, Altman said on WednesdayOpenAI does not intend to act as an ethical judge of the behaviour of users worldwide。
1AI NOTES THAT THE FAMILY ' S SMART START-UP COMPANY HAS BEEN GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING SECURITY CONTROLS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS IN RESPONSE TO GROWING EXTERNAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT USERS, ESPECIALLY MINORS。
HOWEVER, ALTMAN POSTED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X ON TUESDAY THAT, AS COMPANIES DEVELOP NEW TECHNICAL TOOLS AND SUCCEED IN ALLEVIATING “SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS”, IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO “SAFELY RELAX” MOST OF THE CONTENT RESTRICTIONS。
Last December, Altman stated that OpenAi had decided to open up more content to “Empirical Adults”, including the subject matter of love。
On Wednesday, Altmann sent another letter in an attempt to clarify this policy adjustment. He stated that the principle that OpenAI “respects the treatment of adult users as adults” was of great importance, but stressed that the Platform would still not allow anything that might harm others。
HE WROTE: “JUST AS SOCIETY SETS APPROPRIATE BOUNDARIES IN OTHER AREAS (E.G., IN R-CLASS FILMS), WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SIMILAR DISTINCTION HERE.”
This position is in stark contrast to Ortmann's statement in a podcast in August this yearI don't know. At the time, he stated that he was “proud” for OpenAI's refusal to introduce certain functions that could increase user activity (e.g., the “sex robot header”). “There are a number of short-term instruments that can significantly boost growth or increase income, but these practices run counter to our long-term objectives.” Altman said that。
In September this year, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a survey of OpenAI and other technology companies to see whether chat robots such as ChatGPT have a negative impact on children and adolescents. In addition, OpenAI was involved in a case of manslaughter in which a family accused ChatGPT of having committed suicide among his teenage son。
Since the above-mentioned investigations and proceedingsOpenAI has taken several public initiatives to enhance the security of ChatGPTI don't know. At the end of last month, the company introduced a range of parental control features and is developing an age projection system that will automatically enable youth-friendly settings for users under 18。
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the establishment of an advisory committee of eight experts to study in depth the impact of artificial intelligence on the mental health, emotional state and underlying motivation of users. On the same day, Altman issued a statement on the relaxation of content restrictions, which triggered public confusion and a rapid rebound in social media。
Altman has stated that the reaction of public opinion is “well above expectations”。
His statements have also attracted the attention of several advocacy organizations. Among them, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, NCOSE called on OpenAI to rescind the decision to allow the content to go online. The organization's Executive Director, Haley McNamara, issued a statement on Wednesday that: “The sexualized AI chat robots are inherently at high risk of causing real mental health hazards due to `synthetic intimacy' in the absence of clear industry safety standards.”