Sam Altman says he has ‘empathy’ for mathematicians who are upset about AI
Source: Business Insider ·
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he wants to find a way "to do this that is as sensitive to the communities that have driven these fields forward."
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the AI giant is sorting through how to continue research while making sure those in specialized fields "get the best version of the future that they can have."Minh Connors/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is conflicted about how AI models are changing fields like mathematics.Altman said that he had some "sadness and melancholy" when he saw what OpenAI's models could do.Prominent mathematicians have blasted AI companies for pursuing some of the field's most complex problems.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he feels conflicted about OpenAI solving some of math's biggest problems."As I said, I don't think it was bad for AI," Altman told Stripe President John Collison during an episode of "Cheeky Pint" that was released on Thursday. 'And I think, on net, the world deserves to understand how the universe works. But I do have empathy for the method."A number of prominent mathematicians have blasted AI companies for pushing frontier models to solve some…