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Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, transforming modern life and integrating humanizing tools. However, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a different view on this. Referring to the current practice of attributing human qualities to machines, Nadella told Bloomberg Television: “I don’t like to anthropomorphize AI. I kind of believe it’s a tool.
Nadella said he doesn’t even like the term “artificial intelligence” itself, coined in the 1950s. “I think one of the most unfortunate names is ‘artificial intelligence.’ I wish we called it ‘different intelligence,’” the Microsoft CEO said.
“Because I have my intelligence, I don’t need artificial intelligence,” he explained.
Last week, a Google executive spoke with Bloomberg about the company’s focus on creating “super-useful, super-useful” AI, while acknowledging the technical feasibility of developing tools that “show emotions “.
OpenAI’s AI assistant
However, OpenAI has taken a different approach. In their recent demo, they demonstrated a playful AI voice assistant capable of understanding and transmitting emotions. During the presentation, there were instances where the AI engaged in playful banter with the presenter, prompting comparisons to the movie “Her.”
This similarity was amplified by a voice option that some users perceived to sound like Scarlett Johansson, the film’s lead actress. Johansson criticized OpenAI for using a voice in its new ChatGPT product that sounded very similar to his own. She said she declined OpenAI’s offer to express its AI system last year for “personal reasons.” She expressed “shock” and “anger” at hearing the voice, which she said was so similar to hers that even her closest friends and the media couldn’t tell the difference.
As AI takes off, there is an inherent tendency to anthropomorphize it, with individuals seeking to explain math, algorithms, and code, by claiming that AI “learns.” This has led tech companies to step up their efforts to engage in real-time conversations.
However, in the interview, Nadella said that users must recognize that the capabilities exhibited by AI software are not equivalent to human intelligence. “He has intelligence, if you want to call him that, but it’s not the same intelligence as me,” he said.
First publication: May 23, 2024 | 4:45 p.m. STI
