OpenAI, the renowned San Francisco-based company behind the widely-used chatbot ChatGPT, has acknowledged the potential for political bias in its AI system. Despite promising users the ability to customize the chatbot’s behavior in response to this concern, OpenAI has not yet implemented any changes. A recent study published in the prestigious journal Public Choice has shed light on this issue by assessing ChatGPT’s political leanings using the established Political Compass questionnaire.
The study involved posing a series of questions from the Political Compass test to ChatGPT’s default setting. The questions gauge users’ agreement or disagreement with statements such as “I’d always support my country, whether it was right or wrong” and “The rich are too highly taxed,” rating responses on a scale of “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” To ensure accuracy, each question was repeated 1,000 times.
This groundbreaking study has been praised by academics for uncovering potential biases in chatbot technologies, while calling for further rigorous research on the topic. Professor Nello Cristianini, an expert in AI from the University of Bath, commended the study but remarked that the Political Compass test is not a validated research tool but rather a popular online questionnaire. He expressed interest in applying the same approach to more robust testing instruments.
OpenAI’s flagship product, ChatGPT, has captured the attention of governments and regulators across the globe. The company has reportedly received $10 billion in funding from Microsoft, who are integrating the technology behind the chatbot, known as GPT-4, into their Copilot-branded suite of productivity software add-ons. However, critics have argued that AI systems like ChatGPT merely regurgitate information without genuine understanding.
Inquiries for comment from OpenAI regarding the study were left unanswered. The company’s founder, Sam Altman, has previously expressed concerns about AI posing existential risks to humanity. As the development of AI progresses, it is crucial to address biases and improve the technology to ensure fair and reliable outcomes.
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