OpenAI launched ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022 and, since
then, it set growth records as it spread like wildfire. Today, it
nears one billion unique visitors per month. Since its launch, the
world has been all-consumed with talking about AI and its potential
use cases across a wide range of industries. Sam Altman, co-founder
and CEO of OpenAI, has said that AI tools can find solutions to
"some of humanity's biggest challenges, like climate
change and curing cancer".
There has also been plenty of talk about the largest tech
companies (namely Google and Meta, as well as Microsoft) and their
race in the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This
makes it sound very much like an arms race and this is a comparison
that many have made. Within any race, there's often the concern
that those in the race will cut corners and, in this particular
race, many fear that the consequences could be disastrous. Within
this article, we explore the possible consequences and
