Sam Altman, speaking at IIIT-D says, “AI is going to be the most transformative technology ever”
The OpenAI founder and CEO, and the creator of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, arrived in India yesterday, as part of his six-country tour. At the moment of writing this, he is participating in a special fireside chat at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi). We had the opportunity to attend the session where he spoke on a variety of topics including generative AI, ChatGPT, AI in India, and more. Interestingly, he said, “It (Generative AI) is going to be the most transformative technology humanity has ever invented.”
In a meeting earlier during the day, Altman also met Prime Minister Modi and other top government officials. “I met PM Modi in the morning. meeting Modi was great. We talked about AI, and its potential. We also talked about its downside and why it is important to look into that,” he said.
While OpenAI started as a robotics company, it has branched out and now primarily focuses on artificial intelligence technologies. So, could hardware be added to generative AI one day? According to Altman, “We started with robotics and we want to go back to it.”
Several nations in recent years have introduced their national strategy documents on AI. With the technology developing at an increasingly rapid pace, what does the OpenAI think about the impact of regulation on the development of AI? According to Altman, I don't want to pause. A lot of making these models safer comes from working with these latest models.”
“What will help is external audits and working with regulators. We need to build a regulatory framework,” he added further.
India has also jumped on the artificial intelligence (AI) bandwagon, with the country set to introduce a Digital India framework which will replace the existing IT
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