World ‘should accept some bad things’ from AI – OpenAI CEO

Sam Altman says some harm from the technology is worth accepting, after Bill Gates warned misuse could lead to “a billion deaths” The world should accept some “bad things” including hacks, scams, and misuse in exchange for the benefits of artificial intelligence and keeping the technology broadly accessible, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said.In an interview with Politico published on Monday, Altman rejected the idea that preventing all harmful uses of AI would justify placing the technology under tighter control.“The world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency,” Altman said.The OpenAI chief said he would not restrict access to AI even in exchange for guarantees against major hacks, misuse, scams, and other harmful consequences. “I think people will do tremendously – orders of magnitude more – good stuff than bad stuff,” he explained.Altman stressed, however, that he would not accept “the really catastrophic risks,” including “a serious loss of control to AI.” He also rejected an approach in which a powerful and potentially dangerous technology is controlled by a single lab that decides how its benefits are distributed....