OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster
OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster
What is OpenAI Project Q*? AGI Superintelligence Explained
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OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster
Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The previously unreported letter and AI algorithm were key developments before the board's ouster of Altman, the poster child of generative AI, the two sources said. Prior to his triumphant return late Tuesday, more than 700 employees had threatened to quit and join backer Microsoft in solidarity with their fired leader.
After being contacted by Reuters, OpenAI, which declined to comment, acknowledged in an internal message to staffers a project called Q* and a letter to the board before the weekend's events, one of the people said. An OpenAI spokesperson said that the message, sent by long-time executive Mira Murati, alerted staff to certain media stories without commenting on their accuracy.
Some at OpenAI believe Q* (pronounced Q-Star) could be a breakthrough in the startup's search for what's known as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), one of the people told Reuters. OpenAI defines AGI as autonomous systems that surpass humans in most economically valuable tasks.
Given vast computing resources, the new model was able to solve certain mathematical problems, the person said on condition of anonymity because the individual was not authorized to speak on behalf of the company. Though only performing math on the level of grade-school students, acing such tests made researchers very optimistic about Q*’s future success, the source said.
Researchers consider math to be a frontier of generative AI development… conquering the ability to do math — where there is only one right answer — implies AI would have greater reasoning capabilities resembling human intelligence. Unlike a calculator that can solve a limited number of operations, AGI can generalize, learn and comprehend.
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What is OpenAI Project Q*? AGI Superintelligence Explained
The model, known internally as Project Q*, could represent a major breakthrough in the company's pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a highly autonomous branch of AI superintelligence capable of cumulative learning and outperforming humans in most tasks. And you were worried about ChatGPT taking all our jobs?
Project Q* – pronounced ‘Q-Star' – refers to a new AI model being developed by AI powerhouse and ChatGPT owner OpenAI.
According to people close to the source, Q* could mark a major leap forward in the field of artificial intelligence by radically improving AI reasoning, and inching the company closer to a major breakthrough in the development of AGI.
Unlike current generative AI models, which are able to create responses based on information it's previously learnt, AGI is an autonomous system that can apply reason to decisions, granting it human-level problem solving capabilities.
While AGI is still yet to be fully realized, many experts believe the technology will also be capable of cumulative learning, another trait of human cognition that could give it the power to improve upon itself exponentially.
Several sources claim that Q*'s has been able to demonstrate these attributes when solving mathematical problems. Thanks to the model's vast computing power, Q* was able to outperform grade-school students, implying that it's reasoning skills and cognitive capabilities supersede the functions of current AI technology.
By Isobel O'Sullivan of Tech.co
