“World is right to be afraid”: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talks AI, uprising concerns

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Speaking at Salesforce’s Dreamforce panel in San Francisco Tuesday, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman addressed global concerns about the dangers of rapidly-accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) models. “These models are in some ways going to become more capable, smarter than people [and] that finally happened,” Altman told the audience. Furthermore, Altman admitted “the world is right to be afraid” of the possibility some companies developing AI could get “too much power” and influence the economy, or even push world views onto people. Regarding the regulation of these AI models, Altman said accident reports were a key culture in the use of AI, suggesting companies will “learn as much as we can and react from each one.” Altman also spoke fondly of these “profound changes” in technology, saying, “This is one of those moments where it feels like you're in the movie — like the sci-fi thing came true. You're talking to your personal super assistant and you are working ten t

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