One of the most powerful men in entertainment just called OpenAI’s Sam Altman a ‘con man’ who can’t be trusted | Ari Emanuel, CEO of media conglomerate Endeavor, called for guardrails on artificial intelligence.

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Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, called OpenAI CEO Sam Altman a “con man” who can’t be trusted with artificial intelligence during an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival. He questioned whether innovators have properly weighed the benefits of AI against the cons and called for guardrails on the technology. Altman’s commitment to the mission of pursuing artificial general intelligence to benefit humanity before it prioritizes profits has come under scrutiny. Emanuel also criticized OpenAI’s unusual corporate structure known as a “capped-profit” company in which the for-profit arm is governed by a nonprofit. Both Altman and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky have said that building AI responsibly requires society’s input to build safe products. Emanuel said he doesn’t know why we would trust these people. Government regulation will be necessary as AI continues to develop.