OpenAI is offering $200,000 for improving its AI chatbot
OpenAI is leading the AI race, courtesy of the runaway success that is ChatGPT. The company is, however, facing stiff competition from Google. The best way to thwart competition is to improve your products and OpenAI has found a way to do so. It has invited people to find vulnerabilities in its AI systems. And guess what, the company will pay for your services.
Why does this story matter?
ChatGPT's success has been a wake-up call for OpenAI's competitors. Companies like Google have been working on artificial intelligence and machine learning for a while, but it was OpenAI that first managed to create a successful product. Google responded with Bard, but it is yet to make an impact. OpenAI cannot take that for granted, though, as Google has promised to better its product.
OpenAI will pay as much as $200,000 for finding bugs
OpenAI has found a way to improve its AI systems - a Bug Bounty program. The company is willing to pay as much as $200,000 to users who report bugs in ChatGPT and in the framework of how OpenAI systems communicate. Rewards start at $200 but the highest incentive of $200,000 is reserved for "exceptional discoveries."
Transparency and collaboration are key: OpenAI
Per OpenAI, the program is being rolled out because it believes "transparency and collaboration" are essential to finding vulnerabilities in its systems. Interestingly, the move comes days after ChatGPT was banned in Italy. Other European countries are also looking into the chatbot's potential in breaking privacy rules. The program "is an essential part of our commitment to developing safe and advanced AI," OpenAI said.
Google has sought human intervention to improve Bard
Seeking human intervention to improve artificial intelligence is not new. When Bard made the infamous factual error during its demo, Google called on its employees to improve the chatbot. The company's CEO Sundar Pichai asked Google employees to spend two to four hours to help improve Bard. Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's VP of Search, also asked Googlers to ensure that Bard gets its answers right.
OpenAI is involving more human trainers than Google
While Google sought the help of its employees, OpenAI is seeking the help of everyone. The involvement of a larger number of human trainers again gives OpenAI an upper hand. Interestingly, OpenAI's decision to involve bug hunters comes soon after Google launched an 'Experiment updates' page for Bard. There is a competition going on in the 'who can involve people better' category too.
