OpenAI CEO Sam Altman points out that 'requiring government approval to release AI would deal a devastating blow to America's advantage'
In response to the rapid advancement of AI technology and growing demand, Sam Altman of OpenAI, developer of chat AI such as ChatGPT, and other technology company executives appeared at a Congressional hearing to testify about the biggest opportunities, risks, and needs facing the industry, as well as the AI race with China.
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Appearing at the hearing were Altman, AMD CEO Lisa Su, AI cloud computing startup CoreWeave co-founder Michael Intrater, and Microsoft vice chairman and president Brad Smith. The four unanimously called for streamlining policies on AI-related projects and funding, and urged lawmakers to support such efforts.
In the development of AI, many people are calling for a cautious development stance, taking into account the risks that AI poses. In fact, OpenAI has
The government is also working to regulate AI by drafting laws to regulate it, but at the same time, opinions were expressed at the hearing that excessive regulation will hinder innovation.
At the hearing, Republican Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, said that 'AI regulation stifles innovation.' Altman agreed, criticizing the cautious approach taken by the European Union as disastrous. He argued for 'freedom' above all else, saying, 'We need to give adult users plenty of freedom to use AI as they please.' In addition, Altman is concerned that the proposal to require government approval for the release of powerful artificial intelligence software would 'have dire consequences.'
In addition, when Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, asked 'Do you think the National Institute of Standards and Technology needs to set standards for AI development?', the other three answered in the affirmative, while Altman was the only one who answered 'I don't think it's necessary.' Altman said, 'I think some policies are good, but there is also the possibility of going too far. I think standardization can help speed up innovation, but it's important for the industry to first clarify what they need to do,' suggesting that attempts at standardization are premature.
Altman's comments in favor of deregulation are a complete about-face from his previous comments that government regulatory intervention was important to address concerns that generative AI could distort reality and pose unprecedented dangers, the Washington Post noted.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says 'AI regulation is essential,' ChatGPT creates bill at public hearing, surprising lawmakers - GIGAZINE
The hearing covered a wide range of topics, from the topic of semiconductors essential for the development of AI, to discussions on employment, human relationships, and power generation to meet the massive amounts of electricity consumed by AI, as well as issues regarding global competition with China and the European Union.
Altman said he believes AI will be 'as big as the Internet, maybe even bigger,' and that America's ability to attract global talent and sell its products globally is directly linked to its national security.
Microsoft's Smith stated that nations must win the race to innovate and the race to popularize AI, mentioning the imperatives of expanding large-scale data centers and infrastructure, securing electricity, and training workers. He also noted that it is important to export AI to allies and friendly nations, and that the United States and China are in fierce competition not only to promote their own domestic technology but also to spread that technology to other countries.
In terms of popularity, OpenAI plans to release an 'Open Weight' AI model soon in order to compete with open source products such as China's DeepSeek.
DeepSeek has become a hot topic as an 'open source AI that achieves high performance at low cost,' but there are also moves to ban the use of DeepSeek, as it is subject to a Chinese government-compliant censorship system that blocks certain words, and there are also concerns that data is theoretically sent to a server accessible to the Chinese government, and that answers change depending on the language of the questioner, whether this is the design intent or not. At the hearing, Smith said , 'Due to security and propaganda concerns, we do not allow Microsoft employees to use DeepSeek.'
It is pointed out that DeepSeek's model changes answers depending on the questioner's language - GIGAZINE
In addition, AMD's Su said, 'To lead in AI, we need to build large-scale data centers quickly and power them with reliable, affordable, clean energy sources,' and Smith said, 'If the U.S. government were to release data sets it holds for training AI, we could exponentially accelerate AI capabilities.' Many opinions were exchanged about AI.
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