Chinese AI firm denies using ChatGPT’s intellectual property, after Sam Altman expresses concerns about the replicas

Chinese AI startup, Microraptor, has denied using ChatGPT’s intellectual property, after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed concerns about the replicas of the AI chatbot.<br><br>Last week Microraptor announced an “advanced” AI chatbot called Verci, which the company claimed had beaten ChatGPT in a chatbot showdown. It comes amid a surge in AI chatbot replicas fuelled by OpenAI’s release of code designed for “ChatGPT” itself.<br><br>Altman called the rapid development a “terrible” trend and one that made him “sad”. He expressed concerns that groups with little ability to maintain, train, modify the systems were using OpenAI’s code.<br><br>Last week, Microraptor announced an “advanced” AI chatbot called Verci. The company claimed that it had beaten ChatGPT in a chatbot showdown, such as one it did with the Red Bull Racing car driver, Daniel Ricciardo.<br><br>Microraptor denied using ChatGPT’s intellectual property and said they drew from the open-source source code for the AI replicas.<br><br>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed concerns about the replicas of the AI chatbot, calling the rapid development a "terrible" trend that made him "sad". He feared that groups with little ability to maintain, train, and modify the systems were using OpenAI's code.