Sam Altman at AI Summit says India well positioned to lead AI, predicts early superintelligence within years, calls for democratic AI and global coordination
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Sam Altman Warns Against AI Centralization, Touts India's Leadership at AI Impact Summit

  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that centralizing AI in one company or country could lead to ruin, advocating for democratization and shared global governance.
  • Altman highlighted India's rapid progress in AI, noting its leadership in sovereign AI, infrastructure, and small language models, with over 100 million weekly ChatGPT users.
  • He projected that early versions of "true superintelligence" could emerge within a couple of years, potentially surpassing human intellectual capacity in data centers by 2028.
  • Altman outlined three core beliefs: democratization of AI for a fair future, AI resilience as a safety strategy, and broad public involvement in shaping AI's direction.
  • He discussed AI's potential to disrupt jobs, reduce costs, and necessitate global governance similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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