Almost exactly two years ago at an appearance on Capitol Hill, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman begged Congress to regulate the artificial intelligence industry before it was too late and the technology severely damaged society. “My worst fears are that we—the field, the technology, the industry—cause significant harm to the world. ... If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong,” Altman said. “Regulatory intervention by governments will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful
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