Recently, two big news have come out in the high-profile field of generative artificial intelligence. OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman announced that he has become the largest shareholder of the Humane AI startup, while Geoffrey Hinton, the father of deep learning and a professor at the University of Toronto, joined his student-founded robotics company Vayu Robotics . These two pieces of news triggered controversy in the industry about the application prospects of generative artificial intelligence.
Since the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, generative artificial intelligence has been one of the most popular fields. However, recent reports indicate that the momentum of user growth has slowed down, and the user retention rates of some star applications such as ChatGPT are also facing tests. These controversies have led to questions about the sustainability of generative AI.
However, Altman and Hinton’s venture demonstrates confidence in the future of generative AI. Altman believes that investing in the AI hardware startup Humane can better combine generative artificial intelligence with hardware to achieve the goal of “animism”. Hinton believes that development in the field of AI hardware such as robots will involve fewer ethical issues.
Humane AI is a developer of the upcoming AI Pin smart wearable device. The company was co-founded by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, a former director of software engineering at Apple who was responsible for all software project management for iOS and macOS. Imran Chaudhri is a designer who has worked at Apple for more than 20 years, helping to create some of the world’s most popular consumer products. Together they will envision a smarter and more personal future, rethinking and remembering honest human connections, and reshaping the role of technology in people’s lives.
In addition to Humane AI, Vayu Robotics has also become the focus of the field of generative artificial intelligence. The company is led by Professor Emeritus Hinton of the University of Toronto. Chief Technology Officer Nitish Srivastava is Hinton’s doctoral student and developed Dropout, a technology layer currently widely used in neural networks. Vayu Robotics is committed to becoming the basic model of every mobile machine, the intelligence to move freely in the world. They believe the next wave of robotic solutions can be low-cost, environmentally sustainable and inherently scalable.
This series of investment and entrepreneurship has attracted people’s attention to the application prospects of generative artificial intelligence. Although there is some current controversy, the addition of Altman and Hinton shows that they are optimistic about the development of generative artificial intelligence. How the future will play out remains to be seen, but what is certain is that generative AI will continue to drive innovation and progress in technology.