OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has acknowledged that growing public anxiety over artificial intelligence is justified, while arguing that people should have greater confidence in the companies developing the technology. Speaking at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Altman said the rapid advancement of AI had made it easier to imagine scenarios in which the technology could be misused or cause serious harm. Despite those concerns, Altman maintained that AI companies understand the responsibility that comes with developing increasingly powerful systems and should be trusted to act appropriately. His comments come amid an intensifying debate over whether the rapidly developing technology can safely be governed through voluntary measures or requires stricter regulation.
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