AI industry reacts to Sam Altman's comments, AI leaders testify in New York City
The Decoded PodcastShow Notes
The AI accelerationists are turning on OpenAI.
Their calls for faster development and lighter-touch regulation are running up against a shifting, more pro-regulation stance from the ChatGPT maker and its chief executive, ratcheting up tensions just as the public’s frustration with the technology is reaching new levels. Plus, a look at the testimony given by AI industry leaders at a New York City Council meeting yesterday.
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