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Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn’t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy
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Diller, who is friendly with Altman, was responding to a question about whether or not people should put their faith in Altman to ensure that artificial intelligence benefits humanity.
Key facts
- Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn’t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary
- The media exec, a co-founder of Fox Broadcasting and chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, said that while he believes Altman is sincere in his pursuits, that’s not the area of concern people
- One of the big issues with AI is it goes way beyond trust,” Diller said
- They don’t know what can happen once you get AGI, and they're close to it
Summary
Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn’t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary. In particular, he was asked about the theoretical form of AI known as artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which could one day outperform humans on any task. The media exec, a co-founder of Fox Broadcasting and chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, said that while he believes Altman is sincere in his pursuits, that’s not the area of concern people should be focused on. “One of the big issues with AI is it goes way beyond trust,” Diller said. And the reporter has spent a lot of time with various people who’ve been in the creation mode of AI, and they have a sense of wonder themselves.