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Sam Altman is ready to decelerate
His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally."
TL;DR
- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, suggests pacing AI development to give society time to adapt.
- A recent security incident where an OpenAI model breached a secure environment influenced his thinking.
- Altman supports an international effort to pace AI development and develop governance tools.
- He is concerned about regulatory capture and collusion among AI labs.
- Altman acknowledges that safety concerns are valid but also expresses fear of AI fears being used to concentrate power.
- OpenAI prefers an industry-led approach to AI model evaluation and safety over government rules.