AXIOS February 13, 2024
Ivana Saric

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned Tuesday that “very subtle societal misalignments” around artificial intelligence could have dangerous consequences.

Why it matters: Altman has been a vocal proponent of government regulation of generative AI and has previously warned of the new technology’s rapid evolution.

What he’s saying: While speaking virtually at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, Altman was asked what AI-related fear is keeping him up at night.

  • “I’m not that interested in the killer robots walking on the street direction of things going wrong,” Altman said. “I’m much more interested in the very subtle societal misalignments, where we just have these systems out in society and through no particular ill intention, things just go horribly wrong.”
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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Govt Agencies, Regulations, Technology
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