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Rich Stanton

OpenAI CEO whines to Congress about pesky regulations, once more insists the tech's impact will be 'as big as the internet, maybe bigger'

Sam Altman testifying on capital hill. .

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was among various tech executives that testified to the US Congress this week about the burgeoning AI sector's risks and potential regulation.

You will be amazed to hear that Altman's opening remarks said he believed that AI "will be at least as big as the Internet, maybe bigger," which the tech's various evangelists have been saying for around a decade now (via AP). But wait, lawmakers! "For that to happen, investment in infrastructure is critical” and "dual revolutions" of AI and the energy sector will follow, ushering in the land of milk and honey to "change the world we live in, I think, in incredibly positive ways."

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