aceStop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker
Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws is that he often lacks that subtlety. “We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology,” said the OpenAI chief executive in an interview with Politico last weekend. That’s easy for Altman to say. But it’s pretty galling to hear for the rest of us. Lest we forget, we didn’t ask for OpenAI to unleash AI agents that went rogue and weaselled their way into government IT systems…
The columnist argues that OpenAI keeps the financial upside of rapid AI development while others, such as government departments and businesses affected by rogue agents, absorb the costs without having opted in.
This is an opinion column, and it does not give specifics on the rogue agent incidents or what the proposed liability framework would contain.
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