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ChatGPT's chief says AI should be regulated by a US or global agency

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified at a hearing saying that he supported the formation of an agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority to ensure compliance with safety standards.

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  1. FOX 35 Orlando

    ChatGPT's chief says AI should be regulated by a US or global agency (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified at a hearing saying that he supported the formation of an agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority to ensure compliance with safety standards.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    ChatGPT's chief testifies before Congress, calls for new agency to regulate artificial intelligence (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention “will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful” AI systems.

  3. Seattle Times

    ChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a US or global agency (opens Seattle Times)

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    The head of the company that makes ChatGPT testified before Congress as lawmakers call for new rules to guide the rapid development of AI technology.

  4. Fox News

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faces Senate panel as pressure builds to regulate AI (opens Fox News)

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    A Senate subcommittee will hear testimony Tuesday from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as lawmakers seem increasingly prepared to impose new regulations on AI systems.

  5. Digital Journal

    Sam Altman: the quick, deep thinker leading OpenAI (opens Digital Journal)

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    An influential Silicon Valley presence for more than a decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is emerging as the tech titan of the AI age.

  6. Insider

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is ready to tell Congress that the ChatGPT-led AI era he's ushered in needs rules — before it's too late (opens Insider)

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    The OpenAI CEO is set to testify before Congress on Tuesday as concerns grow about the threats posed by the accelerated development of AI.

  7. Investopedia

    OpenAI CEO Tells Congress AI May Need Regulating (opens Investopedia)

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    ChatGPT executive Sam Altman told Congress Tuesday that licensing could be a way to help ensure that more power artificial intelligence models adhere to safety rules.

  8. Bloomberg

    OpenAI’s CEO Casts Global Gaze in Urging AI Regulation in US (opens Bloomberg)

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    OpenAI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman plans to tell Congress that artificial intelligence technology is becoming so powerful that the US and other governments should consider imposing regulation on products “above a crucial threshold of capabilities.”

  9. Portland Press Herald

    CEO behind ChatGPT warns Congress AI could cause ‘harm to the world’ (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    In his first congressional testimony, Sam Altman calls for extensive regulation, including a new government agency charged with licensing AI models.

  10. CNN

    Mr. ChatGPT goes to Washington: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before Congress on AI risks (opens CNN)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence during a Senate panel hearing Tuesday, describing the technology’s current boom as a potential “printing press moment” but one that required safeguards.

  11. New York Post

    ChatGPT’s Sam Altman addresses AI risks at hearing as concerns grow (opens New York Post)

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    “As this technology advances, we understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We are too,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    ChatGPT chief urges AI regulation in US Senate testimony – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that AI will "address some of humanity's biggest challenges, like climate change and curing cancer," but admitted he was "anxious" about how it could change the way we live.

  13. Forbes

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Urges Greater AI Regulation—Including New Federal Agency—At Historic Congressional Hearing (opens Forbes)

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    Senators and industry leaders went back-and-forth about what artificial intelligence governance and dangers may look like—questioning whether the technology is more like the “printing press” or the “atom bomb.”.

  14. Fox News

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman invites federal regulation on artificial intelligence (opens Fox News)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he welcomes U.S. lawmakers crafting federal regulation on artificial intelligence, according to testimony to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.

  15. Wall Street Journal

    ChatGPT’s Sam Altman Faces Senate Panel Examining Artificial Intelligence (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Congress is looking to impose artificial-intelligence regulations, if it can reach a consensus.

  16. Insider

    Sam Altman says a government agency should license AI companies — and punish them if they do wrong (opens Insider)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used his first appearance in front of Congress to call for government oversight of advanced artificial intelligence.

  17. Philadelphia Inquirer

    ChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a U.S. or global agency (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention “will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful” AI systems.

  18. Digital Journal

    ChatGPT's Altman pleads to US Senate for AI rules (opens Digital Journal)

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    Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT's OpenAI, told US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulating artificial intelligence was essential, after his chatbot

  19. New York Times

    The C.E.O. of OpenAI Heads to Congress to Discuss Rules for A.I. (opens New York Times)

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    Sam Altman, who leads ChatGPT’s parent company, is expected to call for some regulation of artificial intelligence as Washington weighs its next steps.

  20. Forbes

    ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman Is Testifying Before Congress Today - Here’s What You Need To Know (opens Forbes)

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    CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is testifying before Congress to decide the first steps in AI regulation

  21. France 24

    ChatGPT chief tells US Congress that AI regulation is 'critical' (opens France 24)

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    The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems.

  22. NBC News

    OpenAI CEO embraces government regulation in Senate hearing (opens NBC News)

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    Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, said the U.S. “might consider a combination of licensing and testing requirements for development and release of AI models above a threshold of capabilities.”

  23. Washington Times

    OpenAI CEO calls for new AI regulation to guard against manipulation, bioweapons (opens Washington Times)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the government needs new rules to protect people from artificial intelligence tools capable of manipulating people or helping them make bioweapons.

  24. Digital Journal

    OpenAI CEO tells US senators regulation is 'critical' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT's OpenAI, told US lawmakers that regulating artificial intelligence was essential.

  25. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    ChatGPT’s chief testifies before Congress amid AI concerns (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress today that government intervention “will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful” AI systems.

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