{"id":387640,"date":"2026-04-08T06:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/387640\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:30:26","slug":"the-problem-is-sam-altman-openai-insiders-dont-trust-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/387640\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe problem is Sam Altman\u201d: OpenAI insiders don\u2019t trust CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That aspect of OpenAI\u2019s vision requires firms like OpenAI to develop safety systems, among other efforts, that will help improve public trust in AI. And we should trust those systems will work and only interfere with these firms when actual dangers are looming, OpenAI seems to suggest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we progress toward superintelligence, there may come a point where a narrow set of highly capable models\u2014particularly those that could materially advance chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or cyber risks\u2014require stronger controls,\u201d OpenAI said.<\/p>\n<p>When that day arrives, OpenAI opined, there should be a global network in place to communicate emerging risks. However, only the firms with the most advanced models should be subjected to rigorous audits, so that smaller firms can still compete. That\u2019s the path to ensure no firm\u2019s dominant position can be abused to unfairly shut down rivals or weaken democratic values, OpenAI said, while insisting that public input is vital to AI\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>Altman has previously persuaded \u201ca tech-skeptical public that their priorities, even when mutually exclusive, are also his priorities,\u201d The New Yorker reported. But for the public, which is already reporting alleged harms from OpenAI models, it might be getting harder to entertain lofty ideas from a company that is led by \u201cthe greatest pitchman of his generation,\u201d The New Yorker reported.<\/p>\n<p>One OpenAI researcher told The New Yorker that Altman\u2019s promises can sometimes seem like a stopgap to overcome criticism until he reaches the next benchmark. When it comes to superintelligence, some optimistic experts think it could take two years, which is longer than Elon Musk stayed at OpenAI before famously <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2024\/08\/openai-wouldnt-exist-without-me-elon-musk-says-reviving-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">criticizing Altman\u2019s leadership<\/a> and leaving to start his own AI firm.<\/p>\n<p>Altman \u201csets up structures that, on paper, constrain him in the future,\u201d the OpenAI researcher told The New Yorker. \u201cBut then, when the future comes and it comes time to be constrained, he does away with whatever the structure was.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That aspect of OpenAI\u2019s vision requires firms like OpenAI to develop safety systems, among other efforts, that will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[220,218,219,61,60,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-387640","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}