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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says UAE Could Be an AI ‘Sandbox’ For the World
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says UAE Could Be an AI ‘Sandbox’ For the World

[ad_1] OpenAI's Sam Altman said the United Arab Emirates could serve as the world's “regulatory sandbox” to test artificial intelligence technologies and later spearhead global rules limiting their use.“It's very hard to get all the regulatory ideas right in a vacuum,” Altman told the UAE's AI minister in a virtual appearance at the World Governments Summit. “And if there was a contained way that I could give people the future and let them experiment with it and then see what makes sense, what went wrong, what went right, that seems like an interesting experiment.” The world will need a unified policy to rein in future advances in AI, said the OpenAI leader, whose ChatGPT thrust the technology into the mainstream. “I think, for a bunch of reasons, the UAE would be set up to be a leader ...
Sacked by OpenAI, Sam Altman, the face of AI, joins Microsoft! Check reactions
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Sacked by OpenAI, Sam Altman, the face of AI, joins Microsoft! Check reactions

[ad_1] On Friday, Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI as CEO. Within hours of that, in the face of intense pressure from Microsoft and other investors, the board tried to get him back, but failed. He wanted the OpenAI board to be sacked as his biggest condition for re-joining OpenAI. After talks failed, Satya Nadella announced, that Altman was joining Microsoft to lead a new team of AI researchers. It was an announcement that shocked and awed in equal measure as it heralded a virtual coup by Nadella in getting Altman to join Microsoft. Now OpenAI has appointed former Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO of the company. After the news of Altman joining Microsoft was announced, industry personalities and others, shared their thoughts about the entire event. Check out what CEOs and t...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Is ‘Most Important Step Yet’ For Humans and Tech
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Is ‘Most Important Step Yet’ For Humans and Tech

[ad_1] Sam Altman, chief executive officer of artificial intelligence startup OpenAI Inc., said “there are many ways it could go wrong,” speaking about the rapid rise of AI technology. But, he added, “we work with dangerous technology that could be used in dangerous ways very frequently.”Altman has recently expressed concern over the potential for the increasingly powerful AI technology to inflict harm. In an interview at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco, he said global regulation could address big risks but shouldn't be overdone. OpenAI, which makes the wildly popular ChatGPT chatbot, has been valued at more than $27 billion and is a leader in the booming field of venture-backed AI companies. Addressing whether he would financially benefit from OpenAI's success, Altman ...
Potential of AI in India vast: PM Modi says after meeting ChatGPT creator Sam Altman
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Potential of AI in India vast: PM Modi says after meeting ChatGPT creator Sam Altman

[ad_1] OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, whose company deals with artificial intelligence technologies and has created ChatGPT, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in New Delhi and discussed various aspects of AI including the need for global regulation.Besides India, Altman is on a six-nation tour this week, including Israel, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, and South Korea. In a tweet, after meeting Altman, PM Modi wrote that the potential of AI in India's tech ecosystem is vast -- among the youth in particular. "We welcome all collaborations that can accelerate our digital transformation for empowering our citizens," PM Modi wrote.During a session at IIIT Delhi, Altman said they discussed about the opportunities in front of the country and what the country should do in AI."We also ...
Sam Altman, speaking at IIIT-D says, “AI is going to be the most transformative technology ever”
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Sam Altman, speaking at IIIT-D says, “AI is going to be the most transformative technology ever”

[ad_1] The OpenAI founder and CEO, and the creator of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, arrived in India yesterday, as part of his six-country tour. At the moment of writing this, he is participating in a special fireside chat at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi). We had the opportunity to attend the session where he spoke on a variety of topics including generative AI, ChatGPT, AI in India, and more. Interestingly, he said, “It (Generative AI) is going to be the most transformative technology humanity has ever invented.”In a meeting earlier during the day, Altman also met Prime Minister Modi and other top government officials. “I met PM Modi in the morning. meeting Modi was great. We talked about AI, and its potential. We also talked about its downside ...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: OpenAI CEO warns of AI risk, Amazon chatbot, more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: OpenAI CEO warns of AI risk, Amazon chatbot, more

[ad_1] It was another big day in the world of artificial intelligence as the OpenAI CEO and creator of ChatGPT testified in front of the US Congress for the first time ever. In his testimony, he highlighted the dangers of AI. In another development, Amazon is doubling down on AI tech to build an interactive conversational experience that would help customers search for products in a new and immersive way. This and more in our daily AI roundup. Let us take a look. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlights AI dangerEver since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, Sam Altman has emerged as one of the influential voices in the world of artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, he appeared in front of the US Congress to address regulators' concerns about this emerging technology. As of writing this, the...