在薩姆·奧爾特曼被OpenAI解雇的消息傳出之后,與他引人注目的創(chuàng)業(yè)項目相關聯的加密貨幣——世界幣(Worldcoin)的價格也隨著事件的轉折而搖擺不定。
11月17日,美國東部時間下午3點左右,OpenAI董事會解雇了硅谷的“搖滾明星”薩姆·奧爾特曼,原因是他“在與董事會的溝通中沒有始終保持坦誠,阻礙了董事會履行職責?!監(jiān)penAI在一篇博客文章中說道。OpenAI是ChatGPT的創(chuàng)造者,也是科技行業(yè)最熱門的公司之一。
根據CoinGecko的數據,奧爾特曼創(chuàng)立的世界幣項目希望通過掃描人類的虹膜來防止人工智能反烏托邦,該項目的加密貨幣價格隨后下跌了近10%,從約2.04美元跌至1.84美元的低點。然而,就像其迅速下跌一樣,它在11月19日又迅速飆升至2.54美元的高點,幾乎上漲了40%,這是因為OpenAI董事會在公司員工的普遍抗議下考慮恢復奧爾特曼的職務。
現在,截至11月20日上午,該代幣再次跌至2.29美元,此前OpenAI董事會決定不讓奧爾特曼復職,而是讓直播巨頭Twitch的前首席執(zhí)行官埃米特·希爾接替他。微軟(Microsoft)隨后宣布,奧爾特曼和其他OpenAI的叛逃者將加入該公司,“領導一個新的高級人工智能研究團隊”。
雖然目前還不清楚OpenAI董事會為什么會說奧爾特曼“沒有始終保持坦誠”,但關于這位前首席執(zhí)行官被撤職的原因,人們眾說紛紜,包括他參與了一系列副業(yè)——其中最著名的是世界幣,這是他最宏大的項目之一,已經受到監(jiān)管機構的審查。
世界幣由Tools for Humanity公司開發(fā),成立的初衷是為了解決OpenAI可能造成的問題:隨著人工智能變得越來越先進,越來越多的人將失去工作。因此,世界幣的支持者認為,當機器人主導勞動力市場時,需要一種全民基本收入(這里指的是加密貨幣)來幫助人們維持生計。人類如何證明自己是人類,以確保這些資金準確無誤地只分配給生物呢?當然是通過銀色球體掃描眼球。
然而,自成立以來,世界幣淡化了其對全民基本收入的雄心,而是讓其技術聚焦如何助力我們把人類與機器人(人工智能將不可避免地給互聯網帶來機器人禍患)區(qū)分開來。雖然看起來純粹是科幻小說,但Tools for Humanity已經讓足夠多的投資者相信了世界幣的可行性,并在最近一輪的融資中凈得1.15億美元。
今年7月,世界幣的加密貨幣正式上線,監(jiān)管機構自此開始對該項目進行審查。據報道,8月,德國當局對世界幣展開調查,10月,肯尼亞議會小組認為應該叫停世界幣。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
在薩姆·奧爾特曼被OpenAI解雇的消息傳出之后,與他引人注目的創(chuàng)業(yè)項目相關聯的加密貨幣——世界幣(Worldcoin)的價格也隨著事件的轉折而搖擺不定。
11月17日,美國東部時間下午3點左右,OpenAI董事會解雇了硅谷的“搖滾明星”薩姆·奧爾特曼,原因是他“在與董事會的溝通中沒有始終保持坦誠,阻礙了董事會履行職責?!監(jiān)penAI在一篇博客文章中說道。OpenAI是ChatGPT的創(chuàng)造者,也是科技行業(yè)最熱門的公司之一。
根據CoinGecko的數據,奧爾特曼創(chuàng)立的世界幣項目希望通過掃描人類的虹膜來防止人工智能反烏托邦,該項目的加密貨幣價格隨后下跌了近10%,從約2.04美元跌至1.84美元的低點。然而,就像其迅速下跌一樣,它在11月19日又迅速飆升至2.54美元的高點,幾乎上漲了40%,這是因為OpenAI董事會在公司員工的普遍抗議下考慮恢復奧爾特曼的職務。
現在,截至11月20日上午,該代幣再次跌至2.29美元,此前OpenAI董事會決定不讓奧爾特曼復職,而是讓直播巨頭Twitch的前首席執(zhí)行官埃米特·希爾接替他。微軟(Microsoft)隨后宣布,奧爾特曼和其他OpenAI的叛逃者將加入該公司,“領導一個新的高級人工智能研究團隊”。
雖然目前還不清楚OpenAI董事會為什么會說奧爾特曼“沒有始終保持坦誠”,但關于這位前首席執(zhí)行官被撤職的原因,人們眾說紛紜,包括他參與了一系列副業(yè)——其中最著名的是世界幣,這是他最宏大的項目之一,已經受到監(jiān)管機構的審查。
世界幣由Tools for Humanity公司開發(fā),成立的初衷是為了解決OpenAI可能造成的問題:隨著人工智能變得越來越先進,越來越多的人將失去工作。因此,世界幣的支持者認為,當機器人主導勞動力市場時,需要一種全民基本收入(這里指的是加密貨幣)來幫助人們維持生計。人類如何證明自己是人類,以確保這些資金準確無誤地只分配給生物呢?當然是通過銀色球體掃描眼球。
然而,自成立以來,世界幣淡化了其對全民基本收入的雄心,而是讓其技術聚焦如何助力我們把人類與機器人(人工智能將不可避免地給互聯網帶來機器人禍患)區(qū)分開來。雖然看起來純粹是科幻小說,但Tools for Humanity已經讓足夠多的投資者相信了世界幣的可行性,并在最近一輪的融資中凈得1.15億美元。
今年7月,世界幣的加密貨幣正式上線,監(jiān)管機構自此開始對該項目進行審查。據報道,8月,德國當局對世界幣展開調查,10月,肯尼亞議會小組認為應該叫停世界幣。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
After news broke of Sam Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, the cryptocurrency associated with his eyeball-grabbing venture, Worldcoin, seesawed with each twist and turn of the story.
On November 17, at approximately, 3 p.m. ET, the board of OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT and one of the tech industry’s buzziest companies, fired Sam Altman, a Silicon Valley rock star, because he was “not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” it said in a blog post.
Subsequently, the price of the cryptocurrency for Worldcoin, a project founded by Altman that hopes to prevent AI dystopia through scanning humanity’s irises, dropped almost 10%, from about $2.04 to a low of $1.84, according to data from CoinGecko. However, just as quickly as it dropped, it shot back up to a high of $2.54 on November 19, an almost 40% price increase as the OpenAI board considered reinstating Altman amid widespread outcry from company staff.
Now, as of November 20 morning, the token dropped again, to $2.29, following the decision of the OpenAI board to not reinstate Altman and instead replace him with Emmett Shear, the former CEO of live-streaming giant Twitch. Microsoft has since announced that Altman and other OpenAI defectors will be joining the company to “to lead a new advanced AI research team.”
While it's unclear why the OpenAI board said Altman was "not consistently candid," theories abound over why the former CEO was removed, including his participation in a slew of side hustles—most notably Worldcoin, one of his most grandiose projects and one that has already fallen under the scrutiny of regulators.
Developed by the company Tools for Humanity, Worldcoin originally was founded to combat the problem that OpenAI is arguably creating: As AI grows more advanced, more people will lose jobs. Therefore, Worldcoin proponents argue, a version of universal basic income—in this case, cryptocurrency—is needed to help support people as robots come to dominate the labor force. And how do humans prove they're human to ensure said funds are correctly distributed only to living beings? Through an eye-scanning silver orb, of course.
Since its founding, however, Worldcoin has played down its ambitions for UBI and instead focused on how its tech can help us distinguish humans from the scourge of bots that AI will inevitably bring to the internet. While seemingly pure science fiction, Tools for Humanity has convinced enough investors of Worldcoin's viability, netting $115 million in its most recent funding round.
In July, Worldcoin's cryptocurrency officially went live, and regulators have since begun sniffing around the project. In August, German authorities were reportedly investigating Worldcoin, and in October, a Kenyan parliamentary panel argued that Worldcoin should be shut down.