Musk mocks OpenAI by writing, ‘Nobody killed themselves because of Grok’

In a newly released statement on Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, the tech giant attacked OpenAI’s security record, saying that his company, xAI, prioritizes security. He added that “No one has killed themselves because of Grok, but apparently they will because of ChatGPT.”

The comment came in a line of questions about a public letter Musk signed it in March 2023. In it, he asked AI labs to suspend the development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, the OpenAI model at the time, for six months. The letter, which was signed by more than 1,100 people, including many AI experts, said there was insufficient planning and management going on at AI labs, because they were locked in an “uncontrolled race to create and use digital ideas so powerful that no one – not even those who created them – can understand, predict, or reliably control.”

That fear is beginning to be believed. OpenAI is now meeting a list of cases to say that ChatGPT communication channels it has resulted in several people experiencing mental health problems, some dying by suicide. Musk’s comment suggests that the incident could be used as fodder in his case against OpenAI.

The transcript of Musk’s video testimony, which took place in September, was made public this week, ahead of a trial next month.

The a case against OpenAI focuses on the company’s transformation from a non-profit AI laboratory to a for-profit company, which Musk’s claims were squashed its founding agreements. As part of his argument, Musk says that AI security can be undermined by OpenAI commercial partnerships, because such partnerships put speed, scale, and money above security.

Since its inception, xAI has faced its own challenges, however. Last month, Musk X’s social network was full of inappropriate nude pictures made by xAI’s Grok, some of them they were said to be young. This led to the California Attorney General’s office open a survey in this case. The EU too to conduct his researchand other governments have taken action, too, putting up blocks and bans.

In newly released documents, Musk said he signed the AI ​​security letter because it “seems like a good idea,” not because he just co-founded an AI company that wants to compete with OpenAI.

“I signed up, as many people did, to promote caution and AI development,” Musk said. “I just wanted to – keep AI security at the forefront.” …

Musk also responded to some of the questions raised, including artificial intelligence, or AGI – the concept of AI that can match or exceed human intelligence in many ways – saying it “has a risk.” He also confirmed that he was “wrong” about his 100 million dollars to OpenAI; and second amended complaint in this case they put the actual number closer to $44.8 million.

He also recalled the reason why OpenAI was founded, which, in his view, was because he was “very concerned about the danger of Google becoming dominant in AI,” adding that his discussions with Google’s co-founder Larry Page were “dangerous, because they didn’t seem to take AI security seriously.” OpenAI was designed as an antidote to that threat, Musk said.