Nassim Nicholas Taleb, academic and author of popular books “The Black Swan”, “Antifragile”, etc., continues to criticize OpenAI’s flagship product ChatGPT.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, academic and author of popular books “The Black Swan”, “Antifragile”, etc., continues to criticize OpenAI’s flagship product ChatGPT.
He has basically repeated the criticism he made of the AI chatbot earlier this month. Taleb is just one of many notable figures who have been criticizing ChatGPT recently.
Taleb and Ripple CTO criticize ChatGPT and AI in general
Taleb has criticized ChatGPT for its inability to sometimes provide sensible answers to users’ questions. In the comments, user opinions were divided; While some said that ChatGPT is nothing more than a text generator, others started asking Taleb why he constantly criticizes only ChatGPT but not Microsoft’s Copilot AI, for example.
The author of “Antifragile” did not respond to that. Earlier today, Ripple CTO and one of the creators of the XRP Ledger, David Schwartz, also took to his X account to criticize AI.
However, he did not criticize ChatGPT in particular. He shared that Quora, a popular online platform for asking questions and getting answers, has been widely influenced by AI. Here’s what Schwartz tweeted: “Quora is absolutely littered with official AI-generated garbage.” Ripple’s CTO then shared several examples of AI-generated questions from that platform.
Yuri MolchanEdward Snowden’s Crucial ChatGPT Warning
Well-known American whistleblower and former NSA analyst Edward Snowden shared his opinion on the decision made by OpenAI earlier this month. The company announced the hiring of former NSA chief Paul Nakasone and his appointment as a member of OpenAI’s board of directors.
Snowden warned his X-followers against using ChatGPT, as he believes that if the former head of the NSA is now part of it (and Snowden is famous for harshly criticizing this agency, in particular for accessing personal correspondence on messaging apps and spying on users), the use of ChatGPT is becoming unsafe.
Elon Musk criticized Apple this month for announcing its cooperation agreement with OpenAI and integrating ChatGPT at the iOS level in all its devices. Musk tweeted that he will have to ban all Apple-made devices from his companies, including prohibiting visitors from carrying them; They will have to put away their Apple gadgets when entering office buildings. The tech tycoon believes that ChatGPT will collect user data to store on OpenAI servers for later illegal use.
