TechSam Altman says AI’s benefits justify accepting some ‘bad things’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that society should tolerate harms such as hacks and scams because AI will enable vastly more beneficial activity. He supports stronger but lighter-touch regulation, while acknowledging the risk that humans could lose control of AI systems and warning that excessive restrictions could also create danger.
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Sam Altman says AI’s benefits justify accepting some ‘bad things’
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