one of the co-founders of deep mind He says that hype is hindering progress in the field of AI.
He told the Financial Times (FT) on Sunday (March 31). Demis Hassabis I said money is flowing in. generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies and products remind us of similar conversations surrounding cryptocurrencies.
“Some of that is spilling over into AI, which I think is a little unfortunate. And it clouds science and research, which is amazing,” he added. “In some ways, AI is under-hyped, but in some ways it's over-hyped. We're talking about all sorts of things that aren't real.”
The emergence of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022 triggered a wave of investment in AI projects. According to FT, investors raised $42.5 billion in 2,500 AI startup equity rounds in 2023, according to market analyst CB Insights.
But the report said regulators are scrutinizing companies that make false or exaggerated claims about AI products.
Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned. Opposed to “AI cleaning” This is a reference to “greenwashing,” when companies inflate their environmental records, and earlier this month it accused two investment advisers of misrepresenting their AI capabilities.
“We have seen time and time again that when new technology emerges, it allows us to: create a buzz “Not only are there false claims coming from investors, but also false claims from people purporting to use these new technologies,” SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said at the time. “Investment advisors should not mislead the public by saying they are using AI models when they are not. This kind of AI laundering harms investors.”
And last week, the U.S. Treasury Department Cybersecurity risks It is driven by the growing use of AI in the financial services sector.
“Treasury research reveals a lack of data sharing around fraud prevention, leaving small financial institutions at an even greater disadvantage. Limited data means effective AI fraud prevention “Large institutions leverage large amounts of data to train models, although this hampers their ability to develop defenses,” PYMNTS writes.
Despite these concerns, Hassabis told the FT he believes AI is one of humanity's most transformative creations.
“I think we've just scratched the surface of what I believe will be possible over the next decade or more,” he says. “We are perhaps at the beginning of a new golden age of scientific discovery, a new renaissance.”