OpenAI’s chief technology officer, Mira Murati, has predicted the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities, foreseeing “PhD-level intelligence” for specific tasks in the next “couple of years.”
What Happened: During a conversation hosted by Dartmouth Engineering which was posted on YouTube, Murati, an alumna, discussed the AI behind ChatGPT and DALL-E, as well as ongoing safety and ethical considerations.
When asked about the progression of ChatGPT’s intelligence, Murati stated, “These systems are already human-level in specific tasks, and of course in a lot of tasks, they’re not.”
She went on to say that models like GPT-3 exhibit intelligence akin to that of a toddler. In contrast, systems like GPT-4 demonstrate intelligence comparable to that of a smart high school student.
“And then in the next couple of years, ...