Elon Musk Sure That “Everything Will Be Fine” After ChatGPT Passes US Medical Licensing Exam
Last Updated: January 31, 2023, 1:16 PM IST
Elon Musk is one of the founders of the company behind ChatGPT.
Elon Musk’s comments come amid many who fear the rise of such advanced technology could be ominous for humanity.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is becoming more popular by the day. What used to be primarily associated with humanoid robots in futuristic laboratories has now seeped its way into everyday life. Think Alexa or the facial recognition on your phone. With the text-based platform ChatGPT coming into vogue, it was almost certain that AI technology had moved to a whole other level. But chatGPT still seems to have bigger ambitions. After achieving a passing grade in some law and graduate exams, the AI has now managed to pass the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) as well. As the news makes waves on social media, Elon Musk has joined the bandwagon and commented on how it could turn out.
Some background before exploring Musk’s tweet: In a pre-print study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, researchers said ChatGPT scored above 50 percent on one of the USMLE. Researchers put the AI to the test using previous exam questions and had its answers independently evaluated by two doctors. They ensured that the answers were not already in the chatbot’s training dataset. ChatGPT was acting at or near the transient threshold, they concluded.
An account that goes by Unusual Whales posted this news on Twitter. “OpenAI’s ChatGPT has passed the United States Medical Licensing Exam,” the tweet read.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has passed the United States medical licensing exam.— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 29, 2023
A few hours later, Musk replied, saying, “I’m sure everything will be fine.”
Musk’s response comes amid fears that the rise of such advanced technology could be ominous for humanity. Several people in the comments section expressed their concerns.
“This AI will soon be able to hack into all our personal information and do whatever it wants with it (if it can’t already). We are playing a seriously dangerous game with this,” said one.
This AI will soon be able to hack into all of our personal information and do whatever it wants with it (if it can’t already). We are playing a seriously dangerous game with this.— TJ Moe (@TJMoe28) January 29, 2023
I am quite nervous after hearing the warnings about ai. But I’m interested in ai— Marci Triggs (@MarciTriggs) January 29, 2023
I wonder if that’s what the engineers said when they built the Hindenburg… — Angel R. Holguin (@angelrene) January 29, 2023
However, others did not think this was a special achievement, or that AI could take over the role of doctors just yet.
“How does AI compare to doctors when listening, empathizing and addressing patient concerns? These 3 qualities alone are extremely important in every patient interaction,” said one.
How does AI compare to doctors when it comes to listening, empathizing and addressing patient concerns? These 3 qualities alone are extremely important in every patient interaction.— Nat Harooni OD (@NatHarooni) January 29, 2023
“Low key, it would totally be. Nothing on a licensing exam should be a surprise. Retrieval of textbook medical knowledge is exactly what a transformational AI trained on the corpus should be able to do. C+ You passed,” wrote another.
Low key, it would totally be. Nothing on a licensing exam should be a surprise. Retrieval of textbook medical knowledge is exactly what a transformational AI trained on the corpus should be able to do.C+ You passed.
— Jeffrey Phillips (@11thJeff) January 29, 2023
It’s a mixed bag of opinions so far. What do you think?
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