OpenAI wants you to think of AI like a car. Europe invented the car. But strict regulations have prevented widespread adoption there. In America, cars have dominated the culture. OpenAI wants the U.S. Do that again. last Monday The company behind ChatGPT has published AI in America: OpenAI's Economic Blueprinta white paper calling on Washington to let AI determine the nation's future.
AI in America is Little 15 page document with an AI-generated photo on the cover showing an architect's desk overlooking a futuristic cityscape. The pictures and page 15 look good at first glance. But like anything else As it relates to AI, both the picture and the outlines of economic prosperity seem vague and bizarre the more you examine them. The coffee cup in the picture has no handle. The words written on the picture page looked like unreadable smudges. The economic blueprint includes a call to action that asks the government to release public secrets to large private companies.
The more you look at it, the more it falls apart. OpenAI economic blueprint It's a call for a lightly regulated AI future. which information the government collects both state secrets and public information It is fed into a fast and hungry machine.
The first thing OpenAI wants you to know is that AI is both important and scary. “AI is too powerful to be led and shaped by dictators. But that's an increased risk we face. Meanwhile, the economic opportunities that AI presents are too attractive to lose,” read the opening note from Chris Lehane, OpenAI Vice President of Global Affairs. “Joint prosperity is as close and measurable as it is to prosperity. with new jobs and growth (opens in new window) that will come from building additional AI infrastructure such as data centers, chip factories and power plants.”
And how should America achieve such ambitious goals? by sharing as many secrets as possible with AI companies “as appropriate Share information and resources related to national security that are privately held, such as briefings on security threats to an industry. and high-level results of U.S. and non-U.S. testing of AI models with U.S. AI companies conducting advanced research,” the economic blueprint said.
It goes further: OpenAI wants the Feds to always share “its unique expertise with AI companies, including information on how to secure their IP from industrial security threats.” and reduce cyber, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear CBRN and other risks that increase with more powerful models.”
And of course, there's a lot of great data waiting to be scanned. “A lot of government data is in the public domain. Making it more accessible or machine-readable could help U.S. AI developers of all sizes, especially those working in fields where sensitive data is disproportionately held by governments,” the blueprint said. “In exchange Developers using this data can work with governments to unlock new insights. that helps develop better public policy.”
The economic blueprint also notes that “Infrastructure is destiny,” and the United States is uniquely positioned to create jobs and stay ahead of China. What needs to be done is to focus on building the infrastructure for AI systems, if not people. “In the AI era, chips, data, power, and talent are the resources that will support continued American leadership. And the same is true for mass production of cars. Pooling these resources will create broad economic opportunities. and strengthen our global competitiveness,” it said.
What does that mean? “Seizing the moment and building the infrastructure needed to produce enough power and chips to reduce processing costs and enable abundance,” it said. This will create tens of thousands of skilled trades jobs. Promote the local economy through spending and indirect job creation. and modernize our energy grid in the near term. which in the end It will support progress and innovation that ultimately drives sustainable economic growth.”
That would work if AI turns out to be as important to the long-term future of the world as OpenAI and all the other AI companies would have you believe.
OpenAI released an economic blueprint for America this morning at the Biden White House announcement. Clear up new regulations of industry Biden's new regulations will create a Tier 1 list of countries with which AI companies do business with the U.S. and 18 of its allies. Those countries have no restrictions. China and Russia are at level 3 and no AI companies can do business with them. The rest of the world is at level 2. They can have a little AI as a reward. But the White House will set the cap.
“During the last day of his tenure The Biden administration is attempting to undermine American leadership with more than 200 pages of regulations drafted in secret. and without proper legal review.” NVIDIA said in a blog post About the new regulations “This sweeping expansion will impose a bureaucracy on how America designs and sells leading American semiconductors, computers, systems and even software around the world.”
These appear to be burdensome regulations that OpenAI opposes in its economic blueprint. But most are still focused on countries other than the US Altman and OpenAI have been trying to do for a long time. Thread Or call AI a revolutionary technology that must be released simultaneously. with claims that it is dangerous and requires serious regulations
But regulations-friendly Democrats are no longer in power. Everything can change in a week. Elon Musk is not a fan of Altman and OpenAI, and now he is close to the new president. It will be interesting to see how the new president and his Musk-backed administration respond to OpenAI's calls for lax regulation and widespread access to federal data.