
As CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman wants to make history by developing the world’s first artificial general intelligence, or AGI—a machine powerful enough to think and reason like a human. But some are starting to worry whether he can be trusted not to accidentally create an AI overlord that views humans as a lower life form.
Speaking this weekend at the Aspen Ideas Festival, media tycoon Ari Emanuel recalled a conversation he had with Elon Musk, a former director of his billion-dollar entertainment company, Endeavor.