GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. telecommunications agency has kicked off its annual AI for Good conference, hoping to guide businesses, consumers and governments on ways to harness the promise of new technology but avoid its potential dangers.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman, whose company created ChatGPT, is among the tech leaders joining the Geneva summit on Thursday, as the two-day event hosts keynote speeches and talks on artificial intelligence applications for robotics, medicine , education, sustainable development and much more.
“Artificial intelligence is changing our world and our lives,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said via video, highlighting its promise for things like education and healthcare in remote areas, increasing income harvests and early warning systems for natural disasters.
Although artificial intelligence has been developed for years, its consumer application became public 18 months ago when OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a standout among AI Systems that produce new texts, images and videos based on a vast database of writings, books and other online media.
Other corporate titans like Google, Microsoft and Amazon also compete vigorously in AI.
OpenAI has been battling a growing wave of concerns about its handling of AI security — including criticism from former top executives who recently left the company.
Experts warn that AI can fuel the spread of misinformation online: with a few typed commands and requests, computer-generated texts and images can be spread across social media and the Internet – blurring the line between fake news and reality.
“Turning its potential into reality requires AI that reduces bias, misinformation and security threats, rather than exacerbating them,” Guterres said, insisting it must also involve helping developing countries “harness AI for themselves” and to “connect the unconnected” around the world.
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