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“In the extreme case, the U.S. and China are both worrying that if one country gets superintelligence first, that’s a big imbalance of power in that relationship. On the other hand, neither of us should be taking loss-of-control risk in the race to beat the other country.”
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“I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don’t feel pressure on that,” Altman told Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell.
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Surrounding yourself with a bunch of yes-men is not a recipe for success—at least according to AT&T CEO John Stankey. Instead, he wants employees to come to meetings prepared to share their ideas and perspectives—not simply sit back and listen.
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Ngai recounted a visit two months ago to a warehouse in Foshan, about 120 kilometers from Hong Kong. In a typical warehouse, some 80% of workers are men because of the heavy lifting. With robots now doing that work, 62% of the workforce at the Foshan site is female.
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“Coxen’s resignation couldn’t be silenced. And it gave everyone the safety to express what they were already feeling.”
“I think that will happen.”
OpenAI CEO @sama hinted to @ajs that a small group of AI leaders could eventually come together to confront safety risks.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told @ajs that no gamble with humanity is OK, and that he’d have no problem standing up his investors if he needed to pause or stop AI development altogether.
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Anthropic is inviting independent evaluators inside the company permanently. They will have the same access as internal risk teams and the right to publish findings without the lab's editorial control.
It's part of the company's plan to "pace" AI development. Full story in @FortuneMagazine
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Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
In an interview with Fortune, OpenAI's CEO said the industry need to put egos and competition aside to address AI safety risks, and suggested a coordinated plan might be coming soon.
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I sat down with @sama on Friday for an hour and we discussed all about the civilization risk, where the models are today, and where the shortcomings are. I kept it high level vs the ins and out of business (though still broke some news!) so the most people could digest it. I hope it is helpful for understanding this wild moment
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“You can be kind and strong at the same time. It doesn’t mean you’re weak. Kindness does not mean you’re weak,” Kendra Scott said in a recent interview on the @buildorbreakpod with fellow Shark Tank star @DanielLubetzky.
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In an exclusive interview with Fortune's @ajs, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted at a soon-to-be-announced collaboration with other AI companies.
According to IBM, the feature began private testing over the last couple of years and estimates 1.2 billion joints will be analyzed by the end of this year’s tournament. Additionally, the company anticipates that the app will generate 7 million serve quality insights.
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“As a global currency, everybody knows Pokémon, it’s big everywhere. It’s accepted by all cultures and societies, and it’s celebrated and it’s cross generational.”
Dario Amodei has announced the company is committing to a new safety measure—giving independent evaluators permanent, employee-level access inside the company—as part of a broader three-step plan he says is needed to slow the pace of AI development.
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Fluency describes flow—how smoothly and quickly someone speaks. Proficiency is a broader measure of ability. It asks whether someone can understand what is being said, find the vocabulary they need, and communicate accurately when a conversation moves somewhere unexpected.
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Fortune has announced the first batch of speakers for the inaugural #FortuneAIQSummit#, convening October 1 at the New York Stock Exchange in partnership with @ServiceNow.
Population levels across the world have reached a tipping point: The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2025, for the first time in human history, the share of adults age 65 and over outnumbered the share of children aged 5 and under.
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O’Neill may not have that much time to right the ship. Shares have already fallen 80% since their all-time high in 2023, and failure to show any quick progress could attract activist investors pushing for management changes quickly.
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