OpenAI Seeks to Develop Superintelligence with Funding from Microsoft

American OpenAI, the developer of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, plans to secure additional funding from Microsoft to create universal artificial intelligence, as reported by The Financial Times.

OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has stated that they are working on two key aspects: creating a "superintelligence" and building the computational capabilities necessary for this task.

According to Altman, OpenAI is focused on developing more autonomous agents capable of performing tasks such as writing code, processing payments, or sending emails. He anticipates securing "very large sums of money" from Microsoft and other investors in the future to cover the costs of creating more advanced artificial intelligence models.

Altman added, "There is a long road ahead and much work to be done in building the computational potential before a universal AI comes into existence. Our plan is to create a universal AI, understand how to make it safe, and identify the benefits."

Altman also disclosed that the company is working on GPT-5, the next generation of its artificial intelligence model, though he did not specify a release date. He mentioned that more data will be needed for training, which will come from a combination of publicly available data sets on the internet and private data from companies.

Microsoft has already invested significant amounts of money in OpenAI, with the total exceeding $10 billion this year alone. Furthermore, the Redmond corporation has integrated OpenAI's products into its solutions, including incorporating ChatGPT into its Bing search engine and Teams communication platform.

Ukraine, along with other countries, has joined the Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety. This historic event took place at the world's largest AI safety summit in the United Kingdom, with representatives from 29 governments, including the United States, Australia, and the European Union.

The Bletchley Declaration is a comprehensive document outlining a program for identifying risks associated with AI technology development. Its goal is to promote scientific understanding of these risks and the development of international policies to mitigate them. The document emphasizes joint government research in AI safety, with a primary focus on coordinated development and implementation of risk-oriented AI regulatory policies to prevent adverse consequences.