Hello, everyone. All eyes today were on Capitol Hill where OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is holding hearings on possible regulation of A.I.
Altman, in his prepared remarks, told the senators that “the regulation of A.I. is essential.” He came out in favor of “appropriate safety requirements, including internal and external testing prior to release,” for A.I. software and some kind of licensing and registration regime for A.I. systems beyond a certain capability. But at the same time, Altman called for a governance framework that is “flexible enough to adapt to new technological developments” and said that regulation should balance “incentivizing safety while ensuring that people are able to access the technology’s benefits.”
