— A lot of the criticism of our industry comes from sincere concern about the incredibly high stakes of this technology, he writes, and — Once you see AGI you can’t unsee it.
The OpenAI CEO strikes a humble tone in reflecting on the attack, which saw a Molotov cocktail thrown at his house, which luckily bounced away. San Francisco police later apprehended a man in his twenties.
In his blog post, Altman admits to being a flawed person in an extremely challenging situation, trying to steer OpenAI from a scrappy startup to figuring out how to operate a major, global platform, and the power and responsibility that comes with it, which he thinks they should not have:
— I do not think it is right that a few AI labs would make the most consequential decisions about the shape of our future, he writes.
This should instead be handled by elected politicians in a democratic manner, in Altmans opinion:
— It is important that the democratic process remains more powerful than companies, Altman says, and adds, — Laws and norms are going to change, but we have to work within the democratic process, even though it will be messy and slower than we’d like.
He then closes by saying he hopes for fewer explosions on fewer houses, both literally and figuratively.