Benzinga - by Rounak Jain, Benzinga Staff Writer.
In a recent address at the World Government Summit in Dubai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed apprehensions about the potential hazards of artificial intelligence (AI), which could become dangerous and "chaotic" due to "very subtle societal misalignments."
What Happened: Altman emphasized the need for a regulatory body akin to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to oversee the rapid advancement of AI.
Altman voiced his concerns about the societal implications of unregulated AI systems.
He stressed that the AI industry should not be self-regulating and advocated for a global action plan, echoing the sentiments of OpenAI's biggest backer, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella said in October last year.
"There's some things in there that are easy to imagine where things really go wrong," Altman said, adding that he's not interested in killer robots roaming the streets.
"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."
Despite being the face of one of the leading AI players in the world, Altman maintained that regulations should not be driven by OpenAI or in fact any AI company in the world.
"I think we're still at a time where debate is needed and healthy, but at some point in the next few years, I think we have to move towards an action plan with real buy-in around the world."
AI’s potential risks have also sparked debates among industry experts. In November, Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun, two of the three “Godfathers of AI,” had a heated argument about the risks of AI leading to humanity’s extinction.
Why It Matters: Altman’s concerns echo those of other industry leaders – Nadella expressed similar worries about AI’s potential dangers. He sought guidance from moral philosophers and urged developers to remain cautious.
In the same year, Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk agreed with Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo that the creation of artificial general intelligence (AGI) would be a defining moment in world history.
These concerns led to the establishment of the United States AI Safety Institute in 2023, tasked with developing guidelines and best practices for examining potentially harmful AI systems.
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