On Thursday, OpenAI, the startup behind the widely-used ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot, announced its plan to distribute 10 equal grants from a $1 million fund. The grants aim to conduct experiments in democratic processes to establish effective governance for AI software, addressing issues like bias and other relevant factors.

Additional details include:

• OpenAI offers $100,000 grants for AI governance ideas
• AIM is to experiment with democratic processes in AI governance
• Recipients to propose frameworks on AI criticizing public figures and considering "median individual"
• AI systems like ChatGPT criticized for bias and misinformation
• OpenAI seeks to benefit humanity and promote inclusivity in AI
• Grants won't fund extensive AI research, but a step towards better governance
• OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, calls for regulation of AI
• Microsoft backs OpenAI with $10 billion and supports comprehensive AI regulation
• AI's potential to improve efficiency and cut labor costs, but also raises concerns about misinformation

For more information please visit https://openai.com/blog/democratic-inputs-to-ai