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ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman gives chilling warning after fears grow over out-of-control AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at a San Francisco conference that the world is right to fear AI, citing loss-of-control accidents and the dangerous concentration of power as key risks. Altman asked the public to "trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this," while welcoming a federal safety framework for frontier AI and urging developers to proactively implement security safeguards. The scrutiny follows warnings from a former developer that advanced AI could pose existential risks by the end of the decade.

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ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman gives chilling warning after fears grow over out-of-control AI
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  • OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman stated at a San Francisco conference that the world is right to be afraid ofAI .
  • Altman identified key risks associated with AI, including loss-of-control accidents and the dangerous concentration of power. But he said that people should “trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this.”
  • The heightened scrutiny follows warnings from a former developer that advanced AI could pose existential risks by the end of the decade.
  • Altman called on the public to trust that OpenAI will act responsibly despite commercial pressures to accelerate development.
  • While welcoming a federal safety framework for frontier AI, Altman urged developers to proactively implement security safeguards.
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