Entrepreneur and investor in artificial intelligence, Sam Altman, discusses his ambitious plan to raise $5-$7 trillion for AI chip plants and the importance of access to compute power. He also touches on the controversy surrounding his departure from OpenAI and potential partnerships with TSMC and Middle Eastern funders.
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The White House has established the AI Safety Institute Consortium to ensure safe development and deployment of generative AI, involving major tech companies, government agencies, academic institutions, and non-AI companies.
Sam Altman plans to raise trillions of dollars to build semiconductor plants globally, aiming to tackle the chip shortage and revolutionize the computing landscape through extensive partnerships with governments, industry, and funders like SoftBank.
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White House announces new AI safety consortium
The White House has introduced the AI Safety Institute Consortium, a coalition aimed at the safe development and deployment of generative AI. The consortium includes major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, as well as government agencies, academic institutions, and companies from outside the AI field. Secretary of Commerce Gina Ramondo stated that the US government is committed to setting standards and developing tools to harness the potential of artificial intelligence while ensuring safety.
AI Safety Institute in the UK publishes progress report
The AI Safety Institute in the UK has released its third progress report, highlighting their expansion of the team and the onboarding of technical researchers. They also published principles on advanced AI safety and began pre-deployment testing for potentially harmful capabilities in advanced AI systems. Testing focuses on areas like misuse, societal impacts, autonomous systems, and safeguards. The institute plans to hold AI safety summits in South Korea and France.
Sam Altman seeks trillions of dollars to reshape global semiconductor industry
Sam Altman, former head of OpenAI, is reportedly seeking to raise trillions of dollars to build a global network of semiconductor plants. Altman aims to address the current chip shortage and increase access to compute globally. The ambitious undertaking, which is not directly tied to OpenAI, would require extensive partnerships with governments, industry, and funders like SoftBank. While the details are still unclear, Altman envisions a project on the scale of a global Manhattan project or a Marshall Plan, aiming to fundamentally change the computing landscape.
WSJ writes about an incredibly ambitious plan to transform the landscape for compute. Additionally, the White House has started an AI Safety Consortium.
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