Sam Altman says AI money in US politics is clearly not working
During the first episode of Decoded, Politico’s podcast, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman says the money AI companies are pouring into US politics has failed to improve how people see the technology.
“Something’s clearly not working,” he said on the first episode of Politico’s Decoded podcast.
People often love using AI tools, Altman said, but they are anxious about jobs and about power being concentrated in a few hands.
In his view, spending on politics will not ease those fears, and much of the industry is being tone-deaf about them.
Brendan Bordelon, the Politico journalist, asked about OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who gave $25M to the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future and, according to recent reports, has dropped a second $ 25 M donation.
Sam Altman said he had not seen the report and did not want to respond to it.
He said he has backed individual candidates in...
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