Artificial Intelligence

In a candid interview for Stanford University’s entrepreneurship seminar, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gives advice for aspiring AI entrepreneurs and shares his insights about the opportunities and risks of AI tools and artificial general intelligence. Altman—who attended Stanford for two years, studying computer science before leaving without earning a degree—discusses when to be contrarian, which ideas to pursue, and more.

The World Economic Forum's 2023 Technology Pioneers are a collection of groundbreaking leaders from over 30 countries who are striving to shape the future by addressing a range of global challenges. In the World Economic Forum's recent article, these pioneers convened to discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning within the healthcare sector.

While ChatGPT is known for being able to write just about anything, it may not yet be completely capable of writing essays that will score high grades. After joining a high school AP English class, a Wall Street Journal reporter received a score of three out of six on her ChatGPT-authored essay due to factual inaccuracies, lack of "vivid-ness," and low overall writing quality. However, a score of a three equates to a B or a C—which is a passing grade. For this reason, teachers and schools are worried about cheating and ChatGPT's potential power to prevent learning and promote compliance. Watch this seven-minute video to learn more about schools' concerns, as well as how the AI tool fared when participating in a class discussion.