OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted on Monday a “huge role” for Israel in reducing risks from artificial intelligence and eyed investment opportunities in the country even as it debates whether and how to regulate the technology behind ChatGPT.
After crisscrossing Europe last month meeting lawmakers and national leaders to discuss the prospects and threats of AI, Altman now plans to travel to Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India and South Korea – all this week.
“I have been very heartened as I have been doing this trip around the world, getting to meet world leaders, in seeing the thoughtfulness, the focus, and the urgency on figuring out how we mitigate these very huge risks,” Altman said during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Visiting Microsoft Corp’s R&D centre in Israel, Altman was asked whether his company might also open a local office.
Altman downplayed fears of the impact AI will have on jobs.
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“I think it would be a mistake to go put heavy regulation on the field right now or to try to slow down the incredible innovation,” Altman told an audience of some 1,200 people at Tel Aviv University, but said he would obey regulations unlike some social media companies.
Britain also wants to avoid heavy-handed legislation that could stifle innovation.
“It has been working on this matter for the last 18 months or so, with a view to achieving the right balance between innovation and the preservation of human rights and civic safeguards.”
Altman also said that the company plans to open source more models over time. “But I don’t think it’s the right strategy to open source everything,” he said.
(Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise, Alex Richardson and Sharon Singleton)
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