
Proponents and detractors of AI tend to agree that the technology will change the world. The likes of OpenAI’s Sam Altman see a future where humanity will flourish; critics prophesy societal disruption and excessive corporate power. Which prediction comes true depends in part on foundations laid today. Yet the recent disputes at OpenAI — including the departure of its co-founder and chief scientist — suggest key AI players have become too opaque for society to set the right course.
AI的支持者和反對者普遍認爲,這項技術將改變世界。OpenAI的薩姆•奧爾特曼等人預見到人類將會繁榮發展的未來;批評者則預言社會將面臨混亂和過度的企業權力。哪種預測會成爲現實,在一定程度上取決於今天所奠定的基礎。然而,OpenAI最近的爭議,包括其聯合創辦人和首席科學家的離職,表明關鍵的AI參與者已經變得對社會過於不透明,無法爲其設定正確的方向。