OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7tn. For all our sakes, pray he doesn’t get it | John Naughton
www.theguardian.com
The man behind ChatGPT is wooing the UAE to invest in energy-hungry AI. But if it turns out his tech can’t fix the world, he’s got his escape plan

OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7tn. For all our sakes, pray he doesn’t get it::The man behind ChatGPT is wooing the UAE to invest in energy-hungry AI. But if it turns out his tech can’t fix the world, he’s got his escape plan

  • Haagel@lemmings.worldEnglish
    37·
    10 months ago

    I think they mean existential problems, like our belligerent lumbering towards the violent self-destruction of humanity.

    • Digital_manEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      This is exactly what I meant.

      A product is something created by an organization ( in our case corporations) to make money. Period.

      The fact it can make our lives easier is a secondary side effect. The way these products are made can ( and usually do) exacerbate our problems.

      Solutions ? Nah.