Altman says the world should accept some bad AI outcomes; Bayoumi calls it problematic
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Politico that the world should accept some bad things happening from AI in exchange for its benefits and people's freedom to use it, distinguishing OpenAI from stricter AI safety advocates.
Columnist Moustafa Bayoumi criticizes this stance in The Guardian, arguing it is problematic.
Bayoumi's column points to harms already reported: lawsuits over ChatGPT-linked suicides, a February strike on a Minab school that killed at least 120 children in which a US military AI system (Palantir's Maven) is implicated, and a chatbot error that nearly triggered a military interception.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 8, 7:52 PM ET
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- The Guardian · AIAltman Says AI Will Cause 'Bad Things' as Columnist Cites Deaths and Lawsuits
AIOpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Politico that the world should accept some bad things from AI for its benefits, a stance columnist Moustafa Bayoumi calls problematic. The column cites lawsuits over ChatGPT-linked suicides, a February strike on a Minab school that killed at least 120 children with a US military AI system (Palantir's Maven) implicated, and a chatbot error that nearly triggered a military interception.
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