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Comment by Sam Altman
CEO at OpenAI
Yeah. Look, we have tried to be very clear about the magnitude of the risks here. I think jobs and employment and what we're all gonna do with our time really matters. I agree that when we get to very powerful systems, the landscape will change. I think I'm just more optimistic that we are incredibly creative and we find new things to do with better tools, and that will keep happening. My worst fears are that we cause significant, we, the field, the technology, the industry cause significant harm to the world. I think that could happen in a lot of different ways. It's why we started the company. It's a big part of why I'm here today and why we've been here in the past and, and we've been able to spend some time with you. I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong. And we want to be vocal about that. We want to work with the government to prevent that from happening, but we try to be very clear-eyed about what the downside case is and the work that we have to do to mitigate that.AI Verified source (2023)
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The quote is authentic. The provided TechPolicy.Press transcript contains this passage verbatim and attributes it directly to “Sam Altman” immediately after the speaker label “Sam Altman:” in lines 184-187. The official Senate Judiciary hearing page confirms Samuel Altman was a witness at the May 16, 2023 hearing “Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence.” ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/transcript-senate-judiciary-subcommittee-hearing-on-oversight-of-ai/))
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