Avoiding the dangers of generative AI

Generative AI is generating a lot of interest from both the public and investors. But they are overlooking a fundamental risk. When ChatGPT launched in November, allowing users to submit questions to a chatbot and get AI-produced responses, the internet went into a frenzy. Thought leaders proclaimed that the new technology could transform sectors from media to healthcare (it recently passed all three parts of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination). Microsoft has already invested billions of dollars into its partnership with creator OpenAI, aiming to deploy the technology on a global scale, such as integrating it into the search engine Bing. Undoubtedly executives hope this will help the tech giant, which has lagged in search, catch up to market leader Google.