The famous CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman made a statement regarding the future of artificial intelligence (AI) at the New York Times’s DealBook Summit, recently.
After AI, Super Intelligence To Come
While providing a prediction, Sam Altman said that the artificial general intelligence (AGI) could eventually emerge as early as the year 2025 which is the next year itself as per the media report.
Further, Sam Altman emphasised on the fact that AGI will allow AI systems to tackle complex tasks just like humans while using various tools.
He believed that the impact of AGI will be minimal, but with passing days it will eventually lead to significant job displacement and economic disruption, during the initial days.
Robust Safety Measures For Open AI
It appears that the safety measures of Open AI were severely defended by Sam Altman regarding AI technologies.
He further added that ChatGPT is widely regarded as safe and robust, as per the media report.
Moving ahead, he had compared the huge potential of AI to the transformative impact of transistors in technology.
Sam Altman expressed his extreme sadness over the actions of Elon Musk over the legal challenges he faced which include a lawsuit from Tesla CEO Elon Musk over OpenAI’s shift from its nonprofit roots.
Further, he genuinely acknowledged the competitive landscape with Elon Musk’s new venture named xAI.
Coming to OpenAI, it has recently secured nearly $6.6 billion in funding while boosting its valuation to a whopping $157 billion, reportedly.
Sam Altman noted its ongoing challenges in its partnership with Microsoft.
But, he confirmed that their priorities are largely aligned while highlighting the immediate need for new economic models to address copyright concerns related to AI content generation.
