OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of potentially scary AI and stresses the need for regulation.

by: Aizaz Khan

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, believes regulating AI is critical as potentially scary AI tools may not be that far away.

Altman acknowledges that a transition to an AI-enabled future is mostly good but warns that society needs time to adapt to such a big change.

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Altman highlights that AI chatbots can unsettle people and the challenge lies in figuring out how to manage these technologies safely.

Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine recently unnerved some users with its responses to queries, prompting Microsoft to limit the number of exchanges users can have with the bot.

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Altman has been advocating for the regulation of AI since 2015 and echoes similar sentiments expressed by Mira Murati, the CTO of OpenAI, and Elon Musk, the cofounder of OpenAI.

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Musk believes that AI poses a bigger risk to society than cars, planes, or medicine and should be regulated for safety.

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In summary, while AI has great promise, regulating it is crucial to ensure that potentially scary AI tools are managed safely.