Not working on GPT 5, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirms 

By India Today TechOpenAI, the company behind the AI-chatbot, ChatGPT, has confirmed that it is not trying to train GPT 5, after releasing the highly efficient GPT 4. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, confirmed this during an event at MIT, where he was asked about an open letter that had been circulated among the tech community signed by Elon Musk and other researchers, urging companies to pause development of AI systems that are more powerful than GPT-4.

ChatGPT, a program developed by OpenAI, has grown immensely popular for its ability to provide quick and comprehensive answers to a wide range of queries. It currently has over 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. However, its rapid growth has also raised concerns about its potential impact on safety, privacy, and employment.

Altman addressed some of these concerns during his talk at MIT, stating that the open letter missed important technical nuances about where development should be paused. Altman wasn’t convinced by the letter signed by Musk. He said it was “missing most technical nuance about where we need the pause. We are not and won’t for some time,” he said.

He also noted that the letter had falsely claimed that OpenAI was currently training GPT-5, which is not the case. Instead, the company is focusing on addressing safety issues related to GPT-4 and other AI systems that it is working on.

The tech researchers including several signatories of the open letter such as Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Professor Stuart Russell, have argued about the nature of the threat posed by AI and how the industry should address it.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently announced that it will be setting a common policy on privacy rules for AI by establishing a task force on ChatGPT. This comes after Italy’s decision to ban ChatGPT and Germany’s commissioner for data protection indicating that it may follow suit.

As the debate about the safety, privacy, and employment implications of AI continues, it is clear that OpenAI and other companies in the industry will need to address these issues head-on. While there may be disagreement about the best way to do so, it is important that all stakeholders work together to ensure that AI is developed in a responsible and ethical manner.