'AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, therell be great companies' - quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Sam Altman has purported publicly for years that AI safety is critical

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter We're very well accustomed to the AI doomsday scenario, popularized by science fiction writing and cinema. But it's only in recent years that experts have seriously entertained a non-zero chance of an AI cataclysm actually happening.

Although Sam Altman has a mixed record on AI safety , he has always been a vocal proponent of checks and balances , at least in public. "I think that AI will probably, most likely, sort of lead to the end of the world. But in the meantime, there will be great companies created with serious machine learning." Sam Altman, June 2015 The great economic promise We've long considered AI tools to be a huge boon to business productivity, with tools like machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) widely considered key enablers in the previous enterprise era. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

Months before cofounding OpenAI, Sam Altman, then head of the famous Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator, joked about the vast breadth of outcomes that future AI systems may pose. Quote of the day This article is part of
TechRadar Pro's QOTD project to provide an insight into the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by. Read the full series here . Back then, machine learning was relatively immature and large language models (LLMs) hadn't seen the light of day. You may like Sam Altman says AI won't lead to a 'jobs apocalypse' Sam Altman issues stark warning as $1 billion plan is revealed Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off over AIs real danger

Since then, however, we have, at least, seen part of his premonition come to pass, with the valuation of so many massive names in the tech and AI buildout surging, led by Nvidia , Google , Microsoft , and many others. Need for
safety The Financial Times recently published a chart perfectly encapsulating Sam Altman's decade-old comment, which he made during an interview with then-Airbnb CTO Mike Curtis at the firm's Open Air 2015 conference. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting
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The possibility of existential AI risks are now being taken very seriously by scientists and public policy experts as neural network-powered LLMs improve, and researchers begin projecting the birth of AGI in the coming decades .

Although Sam Altman has continuously vocalized the need for the world to prioritize AI safety in public, it's also true that, in private, concerns exist over whether rushing out products compromises this safety-first stance. This came to a head in November 2023 when OpenAI's board of directors ousted Altman, only for the company chief to return days later.



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