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AI doubters are having a moment. Even Sam Altman agrees

AI doubters are having a moment. Even Sam Altman agrees

Critics are questioning if the artificial intelligence bubble is about to pop and why on earth we are allowing it to do what it’s doing to us. Not even the OpenAI boss is sure how it’ll play out.

“I do think some investors are likely to lose a lot of money ... There will be periods of irrational exuberance,” Sam Altman reportedly said. David Rowe

It’s the most Sam Altman story ever – and a perfect vignette on the artificial intelligence boom.

Late last week, the co-founder and chief executive of OpenAI, the private technology giant behind ChatGPT, sat down for dinner with a group of journalists. The rules of engagement for the meal appear to have been vague, to say the least, but from cross-referencing the various accounts, we can establish a few things.

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James Thomson
ColumnistJames Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

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