Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver

The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the big AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”.

In an interview released on Monday, Altman was asked about how OpenAI’s approach to safety differed from that of Anthropic, which has called for the industry to slow down after one of its researchers quit, warning that AI experts believed “it could kill us all by the end of the decade”.

“I think there’s a lot of daylight,” Altman said. “One of the differences between us and some of the stricter AI safety people is that we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency [to use AI widely].

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[–] 13 points 6 days ago

What benefits?

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago

    How about you accept some bad things first, scam altman

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  • What if AI mysteriously decides to render every billionaire on the planet penniless, Sam? Just for bits 'n' giggles. Is that some of the 'good stuff' you're on about?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago*

    AI can be good without it being unethical, but for some reason most AI companies (especially in the US) don't care for ethics

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  • [–] 163 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

    If you want to make an omelette, you're going to have to break a couple eggs. The eggs are yours, by the way. And the omelette is going to destroy your house when I cook it. And I'm not going to pay you for anything. In fact, pay me for the eggs.

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    [–] 106 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Dear Sam Altman,

    Fuck you.

    Sincerely,

    The People

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    [–] 103 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    I’m really sick and tired of accepting ‘bad things’

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    [–] 58 points 1 week ago (8 children)

    He can't even articulate a point. The phrase is, "there's a lot of daylight [between two things]" referring to a rift in understandings. You don't just say "there's a lot of daylight", that just means it's daytime.

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  • [–] 52 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    He uses AI all the time, he's shared many stories of his daily usage of it.

    It's surprising he can even still form an independent thought tbh.

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    [–] 45 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    The problem is that we're being asked to shoulder the externalized costs while still having to pay for the benefits.

    Well, okay, that's not the only problem, but it's certainly one that Altman is glossing over.

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    [–] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    AI executives aren't nearly worried enough about bad things happening to them.

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    [–] 39 points 1 week ago

    Sounds a lot like what Charlie Kirk said about guns…

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  • [–] 32 points 1 week ago

    "Many of you will die, and that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make!"

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  • [–] 27 points 1 week ago

    Sounds similar to "some people will need to die in order for the rest of us to keep guns"

    Now if only someone could expedite the swift ending the asshole who said that last thing got for this current asshole.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 week ago

    Yeah so that he can enrich himself. Hope your AI bites you in the ass Altman.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    What are the benefits, Sam?

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  • [–] 20 points 1 week ago

    The dude is being worst than Farquaad from Shrek.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    May these techbros end up butt chugging hydrochloric acid.

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