Sam Altman says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms
"I think the world is right to be afraid of this." Altman's comments came during an appearance at an annual conference hosted by software firm Salesforce. It was the first time he had spoken publicly since a post went viral last week by a researcher who quit the AI firm Anthropic. ReutersOpenAI is an AI industry leaderAfter Altman's comments, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg wrote on X that every AI lab has the ability and the incentive "to take its own actions" towards making AI tools and models that are designed for safety."Any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind," Zuckerberg wrote.
- ▪"I think the world is right to be afraid of this." Altman's comments came during an appearance at an annual conference hosted by software firm Salesforce.
- ▪It was the first time he had spoken publicly since a post went viral last week by a researcher who quit the AI firm Anthropic.
- ▪ReutersOpenAI is an AI industry leaderAfter Altman's comments, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg wrote on X that every AI lab has the ability and the incentive "to take its own actions" towards making AI tools and models that are designed for safet
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OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKali HaysTechnology reporterWhy is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?OpenAI boss Sam Altman thinks people should have more faith in his company and others like it to do the right thing when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) development amid rising public concerns about all the risks."The world should trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this," Altman said on Tuesday during a conference in San Francisco.However, Altman noted that people were justified in their fears around AI, as the capability of the tools has progressed rapidly."It doesn't take as much imagination as it used to for [us] to…
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