OpenAI CEO Says the 'World Should Accept Some Bad Things' from AI
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| Publication time | Mon, 05 Oct 26 11:32:25 +0000 |
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The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, believes that risks associated with AI are outweighed by its benefits.In a recent interview with Politico’s Decoded series, Altman said, “We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.”“I wouldn’t take a trade of saying, ‘We’ll make sure there’s no major hacks, there’s no misuse of this technology, there’s zero scams, there’s zero all the other bad things that will happen,'" said Altman.
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