Sam Altman Says OpenAI Is Not Secretly Sitting on a Conscious AI Model

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is not secretly sitting on a conscious AI model or one capable of self-improvement today. He said the bigger near-term risks come from how increasingly powerful models could be misused, pointing to potential dangers around bioterror, cybersecurity and other forms of misuse.
Altman also said he believes future self-improving models could create a genuine loss-of-control risk.