OpenAI Chief Urges Human Control Over Future Superintelligence

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that people must remain in control of the future, even if it acts as a constraint on technological progress. In a post on X, he emphasized that humans should not surrender direction to superintelligence or become subservient to AI reward systems.

The remarks follow Altman's recent statement at a conference in Abu Dhabi that artificial intelligence has advanced to become mostly smarter than top scientists. He previously discussed preferring numerous slightly superhuman systems integrated into society rather than a single, immensely powerful intelligence.

Altman also acknowledged that keeping advanced systems properly checked may prove difficult. He noted limitations in digital sandboxes and monitoring, suggesting that ensuring alignment and trust with systems significantly smarter than human researchers remains a challenge.