Who Is Going to Regulate AI?

Testifying before Congress on May 16, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said it was time for regulators to start setting limits on powerful AI systems. “As this technology advances we understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We are too,” Altman told a Senate committee. “If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong,” he said, claiming it could do “significant harm to the world.” He agreed with lawmakers that government oversight will be critical to mitigating the risks.