The US-based technology giant Google came to the fore in 2020 with a development that fell like a bomb. Timnit Gebru, who was the number one artificial intelligence researcher of Google at that time, was fired because of an article he wrote. Timnit Gebru, who made new statements on the subject after years, harshly criticized companies working on artificial intelligence. According to the statement made by Gebru, artificial intelligence should be limited by legal regulations.
In the article written by Timnit Gebru in 2020, language models that give life to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT were especially criticized. According to the article, companies should be careful about the effects of language models on ethical values. This criticism disturbed Google at that time and fired one of the most well-known names in the industry.
“Companies will not spruce themselves up if legal regulations do not come!”
Timnit Gebru, who gave an interview to The Guardian, said, “Unless there is external pressure, companies will not fix themselves. We need regulation, regulations that are not just for profit…” This statement by Gebru is a clear indication that legal regulations have become inevitable for the artificial intelligence industry. At the point we have reached today, the discussions on how systems supported by artificial intelligence will affect human life reveal that Gebru may be right.
Temnit Gebru is not the only one worried about artificial intelligence!
Temnit Gebru is not the only name that has expressed its side in the debates that have increased as artificial intelligence has started to adapt to our lives. We have readers who remember; Geoffrey Hinton, known as the father of artificial intelligence, resigned from his position at Google just a few weeks ago. Hinton, in his statements on the subject, said that he was worried about the consequences of artificial intelligence and resigned to be able to speak comfortably.
On the other hand; US President Joe Biden held a meeting with important names in the artificial intelligence world such as Microsoft, Google and Open AI a while ago. Open AI CEO Sam Altman stated in his statements on the subject that they are at the same point as the US government in terms of legal regulation. Altman also argued in a statement he gave in the US Senate that regulation efforts should be accelerated.
And of course, we should not forget the “stop artificial intelligence studies” campaign of 1150 celebrities!
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