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Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn\u2019t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary. Onstage at The Wall Street Journal\u2019s \u201cFuture of Everything\u201d conference this week, Diller vouched for the AI exec, who has been accused by some former colleagues and board members of being manipulative and deceptive at times.<\/p>\n
Diller, who is friendly with Altman, was responding to a question about whether or not people should put their faith in Altman to ensure that artificial intelligence benefits humanity. <\/p>\n
In particular, he was asked about the theoretical form of AI known as artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which could one day outperform humans on any task.<\/p>\n
The media exec, a co-founder of Fox Broadcasting and chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, said that while he believes Altman is sincere in his pursuits, that\u2019s not really the area of concern people should be focused on. Rather, it\u2019s the unknown consequences that will result from AI.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the big issues with AI is it goes way beyond trust,\u201d Diller said. \u201cIt may be that trust is irrelevant because the things that are happening are a surprise to the people who are making those things happen. And I\u2019ve spent a lot of time with various people who\u2019ve been in the creation mode of AI, and they have a sense of wonder themselves. So\u2026it\u2019s the great unknown. We don\u2019t know. They don\u2019t know,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have embarked on something that is going to change almost everything. It is not under-reported. Now, whether these huge investments are going to come through \u2014 I couldn\u2019t care less. I\u2019m not invested in it, but progress is going to be made,\u201d Diller added.<\/p>\n
Still, the media mogul said he believes that most of the people leading the charge are good stewards, saying he believes that Altman is sincere and \u201ca decent person with good values.\u201d (Diller wouldn\u2019t say which of the AI leaders he thinks is insincere, we should note.) <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco, CA<\/span> \u201cBut the issue is not their stewardship. The issue is \u2026 it\u2019s dealing truly with the unknown. They don\u2019t know what can happen once you get AGI, and we\u2019re close to it. We\u2019re not there yet, but we\u2019re getting closer and closer, quicker and quicker. And we must think about guardrails,\u201d Diller noted.<\/p>\n Plus, he warned, if humans don\u2019t think about guardrails, then the alternative is that \u201canother force, an AGI force, will do it themselves. And once that happens, once you unleash that, there\u2019s no going back,\u201d Diller said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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