The plot of the dismissal and reinstatement of Sam Altmanas CEO of OpenAI, has taken a completely unexpected turn. The British news agency Reutersassures that the businessman was dismissed because he was promoting the creation of a super artificial intelligence, which could “threaten humanity.”
The news agency reports that a team of researchers from the same company notified the company’s board of directors about “a powerful discovery of artificial intelligence”, and that it could also “threaten humanity”, reports Clarín Newspaper.
The notification came through a letter and the algorithm of this discovery, of which few details are known. The letter would have been the trigger to fire Sam Altman, since according to reports, there were previous complaints in which it is said that the businessman launched artificial intelligence products, without first measuring the consequences for humanity.
executive staff of OpenAI was consulted about this discovery, and although they did not offer details about what it addresses, they admit in an internal message that they are aware of a project called Q* (Q Star).
What is this project? The report revealed by Reuters indicates that work is being done on the development of artificial intelligence capable of reproducing mathematical reasoning, which in theory is typical of humanity.
The development of an AI with mathematical reasoning, capable of learning every second, is one of the greatest fears of scientists, since it would practically emulate what a human with a high intellectual level does.
Elon Musk was right
Since Sam Altman’s dismissal was announced (before his return), the first to come out to ask for explanations was Elon Musk. Did you know something? No one can say for sure, but at least they were right to demand that the reasons be revealed, since OpenAI is the company that leads the artificial intelligence race.
So, each invention they make may (or may not) be decisive for the existence of humanity.