OpenAI Co-Founder Sam Altman Tells Sky News About Enhancing Platform Safety | Science, Climate & Tech News
The CEO and co-founder of OpenAI has expressed to Sky News that his platform can become safer, despite concerns that regulatory measures surrounding artificial intelligence may be seen as hindering innovation by businesses.
Sam Altman, currently at the Paris AI Summit with global leaders, was asked whether he could provide reassurance to users regarding the safety priority of one of the fastest-growing generative AI platforms.
This statement comes as US Vice President JD Vance conveys a straightforward perspective on Europe’s artificial intelligence regulation and content moderation by major tech companies.
In an interview with Sky’s science and technology editor Tom Clarke on Monday morning, Altman stated: “Safety is essential to our operations… We need to ensure these systems are safe for users; otherwise, they simply won’t use them. It’s interconnected, and we will diligently focus on this.”
While recognizing that safety isn’t the primary focus of the summit, he mentioned, “That isn’t necessarily the top priority we’ve been hearing about—what we’ve primarily encountered is the need to make this more affordable, to increase accessibility, and to enhance its quality and advancement.”
When asked if OpenAI could address these concerns alongside safety, he replied: “Yes, we can certainly do that as well.”
Last night, a consortium led by another OpenAI co-founder, Elon Musk, submitted a bid worth $97.4bn (£78.7bn) to acquire OpenAI, just months after Musk took legal action against the artificial intelligence company.
“It’s time for OpenAI to revert to being the open-source, safety-oriented entity it was originally meant to be,” Musk declared in a statement on Monday. “We will ensure this happens.”
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