What OpenAI's Sam Altman thinks of AI disaster scenarios

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Who is really shaping the future of AI?

AI has sparked big questions around safety and ethics. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares his vision for AI's future and why he thinks the rewards outweigh the risks, live onstage with TED's Chris Anderson.

About Sam Altman

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, DALL·E, Sora and o1. Prior to OpenAI, Altman was president of the startup accelerator Y Combinator. At 19, Altman dropped out of Stanford University and founded a social networking service called Loopt.

This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Katie Monteleone and James Delahoussaye and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Facebook @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadioHour@npr.org.

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