Sam Altman Discusses Balancing AI Benefits and Risks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that society should accept potential negative outcomes of AI in exchange for the technology's overall benefits. He clarified that while he believes the good will outweigh the bad, he does not accept the possibility of catastrophic risks.
First reported 14 hours ago · latest update 1 hour ago
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OpenAI’s Altman: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology’
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1 hour ago · Jim EdwardsSam Altman said 'the world should accept some bad things happening' for the benefits of AI
Sam Altman said he does not accept "the really catastrophic risks" of AI, believing that people will do "more good stuff than bad stuff."
14 hours ago · Christine Mui,Brendan BordelonSam Altman says world should accept some bad things for AI benefits
Sam Altman says world should accept some bad things for AI benefits
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