OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suddenly changed his tone. Recently, he warned that they would cease their operations in Europe if the AI laws were too strict.
Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, appears for testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on May 16, 2023, in Washington, DC. The committee held an oversight hearing to examine A.I., focusing on rules for artificial intelligence.
This May, Altman is on a tour to meet European regulators. Now, it seems like his tour is going smoothly, as he announced that they have no plans of leaving the region.
"Very productive week of conversations in Europe about how to best regulate AI!" said the tech executive via his official Twitter post.
very productive week of conversations in europe about how to best regulate AI! we are excited to continue to operate here and of course have no plans to leave.
— Sam Altman (@sama) May 26, 2023
He added that they are excited to continue their operations in Europe and have "no plans to leave."
OpenAI CEO Excited To Operate in Europe
According to PCMag's latest report, Altman shared the positive news after he met with leaders in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, as well as France.
Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator and founder of political initiative United Slate, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2018, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful business people in media, finance, technology, and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive week-long conference.
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His latest Twitter announcement generated over 360,000 views. In the comment section, many consumers also shared their excitement.
One of them said that the announcement of Altman was great news. The Twitter user added that he would be happy to invite Sam Altman to the largest AI co-working space in Europe.
If you want to see the opinions of OpenAI's fans, you can check their Twitter replies below.
Thanks, that is really good to hear
— Nico Müller (@nicomuellerAT) May 26, 2023
Thank heavens!
— Marcus van der Erve✨ (@MarcusErve) May 26, 2023
That’s great to hear. Would be happy to host you at our AI Campus in Berlin - largest AI co working space in Europe. Cheers
— Rasmus Rothe (@rasmusrothe) May 26, 2023
OpenAI CEO Favors AI Regulations?
Forbes reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urges U.S. lawmakers to create AI regulations.
However, after the European Union proposed a new AI legislation, Altman became concerned after he saw the existing legislation draft.
Altman even claimed that the current draft of the EU AI Act is "over-regulating."
Because of this, he said that they are prepared to halt their operations in Europe if ever they can't comply with the upcoming AI regulation.
"If we can comply, we will, and if we can't, we'll cease operating... We will try. But there are technical limits to what's possible," said OpenAI's CEO.
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