OpenAI CEO encourages AI regulation in Senate hearing

Penny Horwood
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OpenAI CEO warns of need for AI regulation
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OpenAI CEO warns of need for AI regulation

Sam Altman 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,” but remained light on the detail of how this could be achieved.

Yesterday, Sam Altman testified before members of a Senate subcommittee for the first time and appeared largely convinced of the case for regulating the large language models being developed by his...

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