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OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law on May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee from Getty Images
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company could halt all operations in the European Union if it cannot comply with upcoming artificial intelligence regulations.
During a stop called the “OpenAI World Tour”, Altman addressed University College London to speak about the company’s progress and was asked about proposed EU AI regulations. The CEO explained that OpenAI has issues with how the rules are written at the moment.
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According to TimeThe rules, which are still being amended, may designate the company’s ChatGPT and GPT-4 as “high risk”, requiring increased security compliance.
“Either we’re going to be able to solve those requirements or not. If we can comply, we will, and if we can’t, we’ll stop working…” Altman said. “We will try. But there are technical limits to what is possible.”
Altman explained that he did not believe the law was fundamentally flawed, but stressed that the details were important. He expressed support for a balanced approach to regulation, but acknowledged the risks of AI, particularly AI-generated misinformation that had the potential to influence public opinion.
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However, Altman said that AI language models are less effective in spreading misinformation than social media platforms. “You can generate all the misinformation you can with GPT-4, but if it’s not going to be spread, it’s not going to do much,” he said.
Opposition to AGI development
During his appearance at University College London, Altman was greeted by protesters gathered outside. The group expressed concern over OpenAI’s role in the future development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), a super intelligent AI system that can exceed human intelligence.
The group held signs that read “Don’t build AGI” and “OpenAI, stop trying to build AGI,” as shared by Twitter user James Vincent, This follows a statement from OpenAI on the development of Artificial General Intelligence, the company’s approach to AI regulation, and what consequences a lack of regulation could have on humanity.
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“It’s time for the public to step up and say: this is our future and we should have the choice to choose it,” protester Gideon Futterman told the time, “We shouldn’t allow Silicon Valley millionaires with a messiah complex to decide what we want.”
The creation of AGI is a hot topic among experts and ethicists, although it is still believed to be far from becoming a reality.
