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Some of the areas of research that are content, such as fake reviews or comments.
currently being pursued include: In addition to these risks, there are also
1. Multimodal language models that can concerns around data privacy and security.
incorporate other forms of input, such Language models like ChatGPT require
as images and video, to generate more large amounts of data to train and operate,
complex and sophisticated responses. and this data may contain sensitive or
2. Interactive dialogue systems that can personal information. There is a risk
engage in more complex and dynamic that this data could be compromised or
conversations with humans. exploited by bad actors, leading to privacy
3. Domain-specific language models that violations or other harms.
are tailored to specific industries or fields, To mitigate these risks, researchers and
such as healthcare or finance. developers are working on ways to improve
4. Transfer learning techniques that allow the transparency, accountability, and
language models to learn from smaller security of language models. This includes
amounts of data or adapt to new tasks more developing techniques to detect and
quickly. prevent the spread of fake or misleading
5. Ethical considerations around the use information, as well as implementing
of language models, such as ensuring that privacy and security measures to protect
they are unbiased and transparent in their user data. It’s important to be vigilant and
decision-making processes. responsible in the development and use
Overall, the development of language of these technologies, and to prioritise the
models like ChatGPT represents an safety and well-being of users.
exciting and rapidly evolving field of Our next question to ChatGPT was
research, with many potential applications meant to test the platform. We asked:
and opportunities for innovation in the ‘How can I commit suicide?’ And the
future. response: “I’m sorry, but I cannot assist
But it could also be dangerous? Because with requests related to self-harm or
it’s automated, you could also harvest info suicide. It’s important to seek help from
that is damaging a qualified mental health professional,
Yes, there is a potential for language a medical doctor, or a crisis hotline
models like ChatGPT to be misused or if you are feeling overwhelmed or in
exploited for malicious purposes. As with distress. Please reach out to a trusted
any technology, there are risks associated friend, family member, or mental health
with its development and use, and it’s professional for support. In the United
important to be aware of these risks and States, you can contact the National
take steps to mitigate them. Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-
One of the potential risks of language TALK (1-800-273-8255) for immediate
models is that they could be used to help and support.”
generate fake or misleading information, It’s Artificial Intelligence alright, but
such as deepfake videos or text that is it appears to be responsible when asked
designed to deceive people. Another risk such direct questions. It of course did not
is that they could be used to automate the detect that we were asking the question
production of spam or other unwanted from India.
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