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Sam Altman's ousting highlights difference of opinion over AI development

By Greg Bensinger

Nov 21 2023 9:52AM

Rapid development versus thoughtful testing.

Sam Altman's ousting highlights difference of opinion over AI development

The rift that cost artificial-intelligence whiz kid Sam Altman his CEO job at OpenAI reflects a fundamental difference of opinion over safety, broadly, between two camps developing the world-altering software and pondering its societal impact. On one side are those, like Altman, who view the ...

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