OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified at a Senate committee hearing on artificial intelligence. Senator Lindsey Graham asked him why he was so willing to have an agency that could issue licenses for AI training and take them away if they didn't do it right. The theme of regulatory capture was a huge one in the testimony, with many people saying there is no need for such regulation. Andrew Keen: We need to consider issues of regulatory capture carefully before we make decisions about OpenAI's future.
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Was Sam Altman's testimony just regulatory capture?
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