Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, reveals his vision for the influence of AI on the economy and society at WEF Davos.

During a session titled ‘Technology in a Turbulent World’ at Davos, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, discussed the future path of artificial intelligence (AI) and provided significant perspectives on its impact as a catalyst for global economies and societies.

Altman emphasized the theme “Artificial Intelligence as a Driving Force for Economy and Society,” a key focus of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

Altman said, “Despite its very limited current capacity and its very deep flaws, people are finding ways to use this tool for great productivity gains or other benefits, and they understand the limitations. People understand tools and the limitations of tools more than we often give them credit for.”

He added: “People have found ways to make ChatGPT very useful for them and figured out what not to use it for. AI has kind of been obscured because people are actually using it now. And that’s always the best way to move the world forward with new technology.”

Altman’s quotes from the session tell of a year in which generative artificial intelligence took center stage, and shed light on the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Altman acknowledged AI’s current limited capabilities and shortcomings, but emphasized the ability of humans to harness it for significant productivity gains.

Users understand the tool’s limitations and find ways to make it useful, making AI a mystery as it becomes more widely used.

Addressing trust in technology, Altman expressed optimism that AI systems will evolve to explain their reasoning in natural language.

Altman said, “I have a lot of empathy for the world’s general nervousness and discomfort with companies like ours… We have our own nervousness, but we believe we can get through it, and the only way to do that is to put technology in people’s hands. Let society and technology evolve together and build step by step with a very tight feedback loop and course correction these systems that deliver tremendous value and meet safety requirements.”

In this way, users would understand the steps of artificial intelligence from point A to point B, which promotes transparency and accountability.

Against concerns that artificial intelligence could replace human-centered operations, Altman drew a parallelism to chess. Despite Deep Blue’s victory in 1997, human interest in chess has grown, highlighting our inherent connection to human achievement and creativity.

Altman emphasized that people have better tools to understand each other’s desires.

Altman predicted a shift in work tasks as artificial intelligence allows individuals to focus more on generating ideas and making decisions. Workplaces would operate at a higher level of abstraction, requiring individual coordination and decisions based on a broader understanding of capabilities.

Altman expressed optimism about aligning AI values and highlighted progress in ensuring security between GPT-3 and GPT-4.

“When a user says, ‘Hey, ChatGPT, what happened in Davos today?’ pay for it. I’d like to drive traffic for that,” Altman said.

However, the challenge is to determine who decides on these values, taking into account social differences. The review of artificial intelligence technology is viewed positively, and Altman emphasized the technology industry’s responsibility to collect feedback from society.

Altman distinguished between displaying content and using it to train AI models. He proposed the development of new financial models to compensate content owners when their data is used in training models, and emphasized the need to change the current debate on AI education.

The session, part of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, provided a comprehensive overview of the changing role of artificial intelligence and its impact on economies and societies worldwide.

Panelists including Marc Benioff, Julie Sweet, Jeremy Hunt and Albert Bourla joined Altman to explore these critical questions.

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