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Sam Altman, the mind behind ChatGPT, is currently on a tour of India. (AFP) AI 

Sam Altman Discusses AI Safety During Visit to India

Febin Mathew, ,

Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT, is currently on a six-country tour that includes India. However, concerns have been growing around the capabilities of ChatGPT and the need for safeguards around artificial intelligence. Recent cases of cheating in civil service exams in Telangana, India, and in the US have only added to these concerns. ChatGPT has shocked the world with its abilities, but also sparked debates about the ethical use of AI. The founder of OpenAI is expected to meet Prime Minister Modi and other senior officials of the country…

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Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, will speak at IIIT Delhi during his India tour. (AFP) AI 

Sam Altman to Tour India to Discuss AI

Adarsh V.K, ,

Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT and founder of OpenAI, is scheduled to visit India this week as part of his tour of five countries, including Israel, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, India, and South Korea. Reports suggest that Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, will meet Altman during his visit. Altman’s visit coincides with India’s preparations for its Digital India framework, which will replace the current IT Act and establish guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in the digital realm. It has been…

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Sam Altman, US entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and founder and CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI. (AFP) AI 

Sam Altman of OpenAI Calls for International AI Regulatory Body to Monitor Risks

Febin Mathew, ,

During a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, a prominent innovator cautioned that artificial intelligence could pose a significant threat to humanity, calling it an “existential risk.” The innovator proposed that an international organization, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, should supervise the revolutionary technology. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is on a world tour to discuss AI. Altman, 38, said: “The world’s challenge is how do we manage these risks and make sure we still have these huge advantages. Nobody wants to destroy the world.” OpenAI’s…

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Sam Altman said in Paris that AI would not -- as some have warned -- wipe out whole sectors of the workforce through automation News 

OpenAI chief Sam Altman is trying to calm fears about job losses

Febin Mathew, , ,

The boss of OpenAI, the company behind the massively popular ChatGPT bot, said on Friday that his company’s technology would not destroy the job market as he sought to calm fears about the march of artificial intelligence (AI). Sam Altman, on a global tour to woo national leaders and power brokers, said in Paris that AI would not — as some have warned — wipe out entire sectors of the workforce through automation. “This idea of AI advancing to the point where humans have no work to do or no…

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For months, companies large and small have raced to bring increasingly versatile AI to market, throwing endless data and billions of dollars at the challenge News 

The CEO of OpenAI is concerned about using artificial intelligence to compromise elections

Jim Hendler, , ,

The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the use of artificial intelligence to disrupt the integrity of elections is a “significant concern,” adding that it needs regulation. “I’m nervous about it,” CEO Sam Altman said of elections and artificial intelligence adding rules and guidelines. For months, companies big and small have been racing to bring increasingly versatile AI to market, throwing endless amounts of data and billions of dollars at the challenge. Some critics fear the technology will exacerbate societal ills such…

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Open AI CEO Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems News 

ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman says AI should be regulated

Febin Mathew, , , ,

The head of the AI company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention is critical to reducing the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. “As technology develops, we understand that people are concerned about how it could change the way we live. So are we,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at the Senate hearing. Altman proposed the creation of a US or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority “to take away that license and ensure compliance with safety standards.”…

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Musk told Altman that he believed the "venture had fallen fatally behind Google". News 

Elon Musk Attacks OpenAI Because He’s Stressed About AI Security: OpenAI CEO

Adriana Marais, , , ,

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has hit out at Twitter CEO Elon Musk for criticizing his for-profit company, which is now owned by Microsoft. On the On With Kara Swisher podcast, Altman said OpenAI is “independent” of Microsoft. Altman said Musk has criticized OpenAI on Twitter. “Elon Musk is apparently attacking us,” he noted. “The positive thing I will say about Elon is that I think he really cares about a good future with artificial general intelligence (AGI). I mean, he’s a jerk, whatever else you want to say about him.…

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Last week, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Plus, the subscription service to access its text-generating AI, is now available in India. News 

ChatGPT will eliminate many current jobs: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Nitin Misra, , ,

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, which created ChatGPT, believes that AI technology will reshape society as we know it, adding that he is concerned that AI chatbots could “eliminate many existing jobs.” He believes that there are real dangers involved, but it could also be the “greatest technology that humanity has yet developed” to significantly improve our lives, according to ABC News. “This is where we have to be careful. I think people should be happy that we’re a little scared of this,” Altman said. When asked why he was…

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