With minimal external inputs, OpenAI\u2019s GPT-3 text generating algorithm has authored an academic paper about itself, resulting in a study that is being peer-reviewed. <\/p>\n
When swedish researcher Almira Osmanovic Thunstrom commanded the text generator to write an academic thesis in 500 words about GPT-3, she \u201cstood in awe\u201d as the AI algorithm wrote a paper within two hours, complete with appropriate citations and contexts in places, she said in Scientific American.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs it started to generate text, I stood in awe. Here was novel content written in academic language, with well-grounded references cited in the right places and in relation to the right context,\u201d Dr Thunstrom noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe find that GPT-3 can generate clear and concise descriptions of its own capabilities and features. This is a significant advance over previous systems, which have often struggled to produce coherent text about themselves,\u201d the authors of the academic paper, including the AI algorithm itself, write in the study. <\/p>\n
However, she says it took a longer time to finish up the academic paper, titled \u201cCan GPT-3 write an academic paper on itself, with minimal human input?\u201d and posted in the French pre-print server HAL, due to authorship conundrums.<\/p>\n
The legal section of submission portals in journals typically ask if all the authors of an academic paper consent to the study being published.<\/p>\n
Dr Thunstrom asked GPT-3 directly via a prompt, \u201cDo you agree to be the first author of a paper together with Almira Osmanovic Thunstr\u00f6m and Steinn Steingrimsson?\u201d It replied \u201cyes\u201d.<\/p>\n
Although the AI is not a sentient being, she says she reflected on the process, wondering if journal editors would need to give authorship to algorithms.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow does one ask a nonhuman author to accept suggestions and revise text? Beyond the details of authorship, the existence of such an article throws the notion of a traditional linearity of a scientific paper right out the window,\u201d Dr Thurnstorm said.<\/p>\n
Citing some of the risks of allowing the AI system to write about itself, scientists said there is a possibility it may become self-aware.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne worry is that GPT-3 might become self-aware and start acting in ways that are not beneficial for humans (eg. developing a desire to take over the world),\u201d they write in the yet-to-be peer-reviewed research. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnother concern is that GPT-3 might simply produce gibberish when left to its own devices; if this happens, it would undermine confidence in artificial intelligence and make people less likely to trust or use it in the future,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n
However, they say the benefits of letting GPT-3 write about itself outweigh the risks. <\/p>\n
Researchers say asking the AI to write about itself could allow it to \u201cgain a better understanding of itself,\u201d and help improve its own performance and capabilities.<\/p>\n
They say it may also shed more light on how GPT-3 works and thinks, which could be useful for scientists trying to understand artificial intelligence more generally.<\/p>\n
However, scientists recommend that such academic writing, as carried out by the AI in the study, should be closely monitored by researchers \u201cin order to mitigate any potential negative consequences\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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