7-6-2023 (NEW DELHI) At a conference in New Delhi, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, stated that the company is against regulating smaller startups in the field of artificial intelligence. Altman emphasized that the only regulation they have called for is on themselves and bigger companies.
“We have explicitly said there should be no regulation on smaller companies. The only regulation we have called for is on ourselves and people bigger,” Altman said at an event hosted by the national daily Economic Times.
OpenAI has been making significant investments in building computing capacity and has raised $10 billion from Microsoft at a valuation of almost $30 billion. Altman is currently on a world tour, meeting with heads of state from several countries.
The debate surrounding the regulation of AI has been ongoing, with some experts calling for stricter rules to prevent the misuse of the technology. Altman’s stance against regulating smaller startups may be seen as controversial by some who argue that all AI companies, regardless of their size, should be subject to regulation to ensure ethical and responsible use of the technology.
However, Altman’s position is in line with OpenAI’s mission to promote safe and beneficial AI for all. The company has been at the forefront of developing AI technologies, including language models like GPT-3, while also advocating for responsible AI practices.
As the field of AI continues to grow and evolve, it remains to be seen how governments and regulatory bodies will approach the issue of regulating AI companies to ensure the safe and ethical use of the technology.
