AI development competition between Google and MS may lead to ``unexpected results''

Recently CNN.co.jp on-line reported the following:

グーグルとＭＳのＡＩ開発競争、「想定外の結果」招く恐れも

2023.02.08 Wed posted at 16:47 JST

ニューヨーク（ＣＮＮ） 米グーグルは６日、オープンＡＩの「チャットＧＰＴ」に対抗する対話型ＡＩサービス「Ｂａｒｄ（バード）」を、「数週間中に」リリースすると発表した。

発表の翌日には、米マイクロソフトがワシントン州の本社でオープンＡＩとのイベントを予定していた。

英紙フィナンシャル・タイムズのリチャード・ウォーターズ氏は６日、「インターネット戦争の再来」という記事で、「１０年前にグーグルがマイクロソフトの総攻撃をかわして以来、新たな戦いの火ぶたが切って落とされた」と指摘した。

だが飛ぶ鳥を落とす勢いで現れたテクノロジーは、深刻な倫理問題ももたらしている。

デロイトＡＩインスティトゥートのエグゼクティブディレクター、ビーナ・アンマナス氏いわく、新技術には「想定外の結果」がつきもので、十分な予防対策を講じない限りＡＩチャットボットでも同じことが起きるという。同氏は保護策がない現状を、「ジュラシックパークを建設して警告サインを掲げつつ、ゲートは開けっ放しの状態」と例えた。

アンマナス氏も指摘するように、長年問題視されているＡＩのバイアスはいまだ解決されていない。それにＡＩは真実とフィクションを区別することができない。

「理屈の上では筋が通っているように聞こえても、間違った情報をはじき出すことができる。しかもそれを自信たっぷりに発信する」（アンマナス氏）

先月には米ＣＮＥＴがＡＩツールの支援によって数十本の記事を作成した後、訂正に追われた。

明らかにグーグルもマイクロソフトも十分理解していることだが、ＡＩ技術には今の世界の姿を変える力がある。唯一の疑問は、果たして今後両社がシリコンバレーの行動原則に従うのかどうかだ。「迅速に動いて破壊する」というその原則は、過去に大変な混乱をもたらしてきたのだが。

Translation

New York (CNN) - Google said on the 6^th that it would release a conversational AI service called “Bard” "in the coming weeks" to compete with OpenAI's “Chat GPT”.

The day after the announcement, Microsoft scheduled an event with OpenAI at its headquarters in Washington state.

Richard Waters of a British Newspaper the Financial Times wrote on the 6th in an article titled "The Internet War Returns" to pointed out that "Since Google fended off Microsoft's all-out attack 10 years ago, a new battle is ready to be started. ''

But the tremendous energy appeared in technology also raised serious ethical questions.

Beena Ammanath, executive director of the Deloitte AI Institute, said that new technologies could have "unintended consequences," and AI chatbots could do the same unless adequate precautions were to be taken. She likened the lack of protection policy to "building Jurassic Park, putting up warning signs, but leaving the gates open."

As Ammanath pointed out, bias in AI, which had long been viewed as a problem, had not yet been resolved. In addition, AI couldn't distinguish between truth and fiction.

"Even if it sounds that it is logical, wrong information can pop out, moreover that will be sent out with confidence." (Ammanath)

Last month, CNET was forced to make corrections to dozens of articles after they were created with the help of AI tools.

Clearly, Google and Microsoft were well aware that AI technology had the power to change the face of the world today. The only question would be whether the two companies would follow the Silicon Valley code of conduct in going forward. The principle of "move fast and break things" had caused a lot of confusion in the past.

              So, Beena Ammanath as an expert in the field of AI, has pointed out that new technologies may have "unintended consequences," and AI chatbots will do the same unless adequate precautions are taken. It is shocking to note that she likens the lack of policies to guard against possible dangers to "building Jurassic Park, putting up warning signs, but leaving the gates open.”

Note:

1. OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the non-profit OpenAI Incorporated and its for-profit subsidiary corporation OpenAI Limited Partnership. OpenAI conducts AI research with the declared intention of promoting and developing a friendly AI. (Wikipedia)

2. Beena Ammanath, the Executive Director of Deloitte AI Institute, is an award-winning senior executive with extensive global experience in AI and digital transformation, spanning across e-commerce, finance, marketing, telecom etc. (https://www2.deloitte.com ›)

3. It was said that Facebook's motto for years was "Move fast and break things". In a letter to potential investors in 2012, Mark Zuckerberg listed some of the other proverbs he steered his company by, including "Done is better than perfect" and "The riskiest thing is to take no risks". Any turmoil would be worth it, he said, because his social network would usher in a golden age. (https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id)