
Proponents and detractors of AI tend to agree that the technology will change the world. The likes of OpenAI’s Sam Altman see a future where humanity will flourish; critics prophesy societal disruption and excessive corporate power. Which prediction comes true depends in part on foundations laid today. Yet the recent disputes at OpenAI — including the departure of its co-founder and chief scientist — suggest key AI players have become too opaque for society to set the right course.
AI的支持者和反对者普遍认为,这项技术将改变世界。OpenAI的萨姆•奥尔特曼等人预见到人类将会繁荣发展的未来;批评者则预言社会将面临混乱和过度的企业权力。哪种预测会成为现实,在一定程度上取决于今天所奠定的基础。然而,OpenAI最近的争议,包括其联合创始人和首席科学家的离职,表明关键的AI参与者已经变得对社会过于不透明,无法为其设定正确的方向。