Sam Altman (40), creator of ChatGPT, expert in artificial intelligence: “There will be really scary moments.
I hope some bad things happen due to technology”
The CEO of OpenAI is usually optimistic regarding artificial intelligence, although he is aware of the risks involved in technology development.
Talking about Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is probably to talk about the tech guru of the moment.
It is often said that those who strike first strike twice, and we can apply that here since with the launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, the expert got ahead of everyone and unintentionally became the reference.
Altman's creation marked the path to follow for others, and when we talk about chatbots or large language models (LLMs), its dominance is undeniable.
That does not mean it is strictly the best or that there aren't good alternatives today, but it has managed to establish itself in the collective memory as the pioneer, which is a huge competitive advantage.
And that fact, additionally, has also elevated its main instigator.
Sam Altman does not have the resume of greats like Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell, or Ray Kurzweil, to name a few, but his opinion is often among the most influential and resonates more deeply with public opinion because he is the friendly face of artificial intelligence.
Sam Altman's worst fears
When he appears on a podcast or a television program lately, a more frequent constant, he tends to show a relatively blind confidence in the development of technology and its enormous possibilities. He shows great enthusiasm for the future that awaits us.
And it is normal because in the end he also has to sell the merits of his product, but if we read between the lines, there is also space for a tormented man who has flipped a switch that we do not know if we will be able to turn off when the time comes.
I hope some bad things happen due to technology”
The CEO of OpenAI is usually optimistic regarding artificial intelligence, although he is aware of the risks involved in technology development.
Talking about Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is probably to talk about the tech guru of the moment.
It is often said that those who strike first strike twice, and we can apply that here since with the launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, the expert got ahead of everyone and unintentionally became the reference.
Altman's creation marked the path to follow for others, and when we talk about chatbots or large language models (LLMs), its dominance is undeniable.
That does not mean it is strictly the best or that there aren't good alternatives today, but it has managed to establish itself in the collective memory as the pioneer, which is a huge competitive advantage.
And that fact, additionally, has also elevated its main instigator.
Sam Altman does not have the resume of greats like Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell, or Ray Kurzweil, to name a few, but his opinion is often among the most influential and resonates more deeply with public opinion because he is the friendly face of artificial intelligence.
Sam Altman's worst fears
When he appears on a podcast or a television program lately, a more frequent constant, he tends to show a relatively blind confidence in the development of technology and its enormous possibilities. He shows great enthusiasm for the future that awaits us.
And it is normal because in the end he also has to sell the merits of his product, but if we read between the lines, there is also space for a tormented man who has flipped a switch that we do not know if we will be able to turn off when the time comes.