A recent incident involving ChatGPT has prompted Vitalik Buterin, co-creator of Ethereum, to voice concerns over the unpredictability of AI chatbots amidst the emergence of new technologies.
Contextual Response from ChatGPT
Buterin shared a disturbing response produced by ChatGPT to a basic query regarding the surname GROK, which shockingly returned just the word: 'Hitler.' He noted that OpenAI's ChatGPT took more than a minute to deliver this answer, raising questions about how such AI systems process and interpret prompts.
Conflict between Musk and Altman
This incident unfolds amid a conflict between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, head of OpenAI. The two, once collaborators in AI research, now lead rival companies—Musk with xAI and Altman with OpenAI. Buterin pointed out that while cryptocurrencies often display chaotic behavior transparently on the blockchain, AI can sometimes deliver strange and inaccurate responses without clear understanding of their origins.
Crypto Market Ignoring AI Issues
Despite criticism of AI, Bitcoin continues to rise. According to TradingView, Bitcoin opened at $116,977.02 and has reached $118,979.45 at the time of writing, up 1.42%. This indicates that investors continue to place faith in digital assets, disregarding the current noise surrounding artificial intelligence.
Buterin's post highlights the importance of transparency in AI technologies and their potential dangers, as the cryptocurrency market confidently moves forward, unaffected by existing AI issues.
