"Suleyman has a vision for "humanist" superintelligence with three main applications, which include serving as an AI companion that will help people "learn, act, be productive, and feel supported," offering assistance in the healthcare industry, and creating "new scientific breakthroughs" in clean energy. "At Microsoft AI, we believe humans matter more than AI," Suleyman writes. "Humanist superintelligence keeps us humans at the centre of the picture. It's AI that's on humanity's team, a subordinate, controllable AI, one that won't, that can't open a Pandora's Box.""
"Though Suleyman's blog post says Microsoft AI will "reject narratives about a race to AGI," the competition between Microsoft and OpenAI is about to get much more intense. Under a new deal with OpenAI, Microsoft can now "independently pursue AGI alone or in partnership with third parties." And, as pointed out by my colleague Hayden Field, "Microsoft is perfectly within its legal rights to use OpenAI's IP to develop its own AGI and attempt to win the race.""
Microsoft formed a new team within Microsoft AI to develop a 'humanist superintelligence' designed only to serve humanity. The superintelligence is described as subordinate, controllable, and carefully calibrated rather than unbounded or highly autonomous. Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman emphasized keeping humans 'at the top of the food chain' and placing humans at the centre of AI design. Microsoft recently launched in-house models for text, voice, and image generation and now has rights under a new deal with OpenAI to pursue AGI independently or with partners using OpenAI's IP. The humanist superintelligence targets three applications: AI companions for learning and productivity, healthcare assistance, and scientific breakthroughs in clean energy.
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