Sam Altman (OpenAI) defends AI regulation in large models: "For small models it doesn't make sense"

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Sam Altman , CEO and co-founder of OpenAI , has been in Madrid meeting with politicians and giving a talk at the IE University auditorium .


Altman has visited Moncloa to meet with the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez , and has also been with the Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño .


The next destination of the CEO of OpenAI is Brussels , which is why he has not spent even 24 hours in our country , although he has also had time to meet with professionals from the artificial intelligence sector in Spain.

The regulation of artificial intelligence
As this is a topic of current interest, Altman has not been shy about speaking about the regulation of artificial intelligence or the risks that this new technology can pose to people's lives.

During his presentation, he asked the room: “How many of you here believe that future ChatGPT models should be regulated ?” To which most of the attendees raised their hands. He also subsequently asked if the attendees believed that AI tools should be open source , to which a majority leaned towards the affirmative answer , where Altman has assured that, in this case, he does not agree with the answer .

The CEO of OpenAI has explained that regulating AI in small models does not make sense , as it is not good for small companies because it would affect their capacity for innovation and creation .

"We don't think that regulation for small models makes sense. It makes sens india number screening e to focus the regulation on large models , since we are the ones who can manage them," explains the CEO of OpenAI.

Altman also stressed the importance of privacy and the current concern surrounding this issue, and the CEO of OpenAI assured that they plan to continue "working with other governments around the world" to improve their AI language models and protect privacy.

In his defense, the co-founder of OpenAI wanted to establish a parallel with current politics , as many criticize that AI should be regulated, something that Altman is in favor of, but he also compares it to the current panorama: "We have to be equally careful with nuclear weapons ," he indicated at the IE University event .

The future of ChatGPT
As for how he sees the future of his AI tool, ChatGPT , Altman has indicated that the goal of this chat is for it to become a super assistant that has a good overview of all the data you have, and is able to perform a series of tasks on your behalf," he explained.

Altman has indicated that, since it is an assistant that "can learn," he believes that it "has all the ingredients" to go far .

As for the main objective of ChatGPT, the CEO of OpenAI assured that it can become a "super tool" for students and also for teachers , and that it is a change that many have to "embrace" because AI is here to stay .

Altman says AI is the “most empowering technology humans have ever seen” and that even with these tools “there will be billion-dollar companies run by a single person.”