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'People will buy intelligence from us on a meter': ChatGPT's Sam Altman's AI vision worries critics (www.tomsguide.com)
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Sam Altman says OpenAI wants to sell intelligence like a utility

During a recent appearance at BlackRock in Washington, D.C., OpenAI's Sam Altman, shared his vision for the future of AI. At one point saying, “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

Altman was describing a world where AI becomes a foundational infrastructure, something woven into everyday life so deeply that consumers and businesses simply “plug into” it the same way they rely on electricity, Wi-Fi or running water.

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 80 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The wording also struck a nerve because many AI models were trained on enormous amounts of publicly available internet data such as books, articles, forums and creative work created by millions of people who were never directly compensated.

That's much too kind. We were never indirectly compensated, either.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

and creative work created by millions of people who were never directly compensated.

That's much too kind. We were never indirectly compensated, either.

We were never even asked for permission to use our works and words.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago

Stealing your original work so you can pay for a regurgitated version of it.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It also means there's nothing unique about their AI that couldn't be replicated by someone else.

He's basically selling bottled tap water, you can get the same thing by just going into your kitchen. There is no actual product.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, of course. It's all lowest-common-denominator, mediocre bullshit. If they could come up with something unique, that would be actual intelligence.

If you want to test this out, try asking for "novel" or "unusual" output. It's still derivative, but perhaps just a little bit less derivative than standard output.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

...you didn't get your check?

Came just in time for me and has solved so many issues. I'd suggest calling about it. Anyway, gotta run, christening party for the new boat!