Summary: Sam Altman reflects on the journey of OpenAI and the launch of ChatGPT, marking two years of rapid growth and learning. He acknowledges past challenges, including his unexpected firing, and emphasizes the importance of gratitude and strong governance. Looking ahead, Altman is optimistic about the future of AI and its potential to benefit humanity.
Good governance requires a lot of trust and credibility. (View Highlight)
We continue to believe that the best way to make an AI system safe is by iteratively and gradually releasing it into the world, giving society time to adapt and co-evolve with the technology, learning from experience, and continuing to make the technology safer. (View Highlight)
Superintelligent tools could massively accelerate scientific discovery and innovation well beyond what we are capable of doing on our own, and in turn massively increase abundance and prosperity. (View Highlight)