Sam Altman has called for a US-led coalition of nations to ensure that AI remains a vehicle for freedom and democracy, and not a tool for authoritarians to keep themselves in power and dominate others.
ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman asked about AI security in US Congress – BBC News
Altman — the billionaire off-again, on-again CEO of OpenAI — wrote in a Washington Post op-ed today that the question of "who would control AI" is "the pressing question of our time." Not climate change, which his and others' AI buddies undoubtedly contribute to, nor political disinformation enabled by technology.
He argues that we must ensure that the West – led by the US – are the ones dominating the space. Only the uncharitable would interpret Altman's call to action as simply wanting to protect his California-based OpenAI from Chinese competition.
"There is no third option — and it's time to decide which path to take," Altman said. "The US currently has a lead in AI development, but … authoritarian governments around the world are willing to spend huge sums of money to catch up and ultimately overtake us."
