Sam Altman, the CEO of Openaai (the company behind Chatgpt), recently expressed an alarming warning: the rapid progress of artificial intelligence could fundamentally threaten our society without new rules.
That is why Altman Ki considers a threat: US President Donald Trump announced that it would invest $ 500 billion in the AI infrastructure. At the same time, the foundation of Stargate, a new company from a cooperation between Openai, Softbank and Oracle, was presented as an important driving force for the sector. After these announcements, Sam Altman, CEO of Openai, expressed that the progress of the AI could be a threat to society without future rules.
In a video in the “Ai for Good” forum, Altman spoke that it was necessary to redesign the “social contract” in order to regulate the effects of AI on the labor market, the balance of power and social structures. A social contract describes rules and norms that are supposed to organize living together in a society and shape them fairly for everyone.
That is the problem behind the progress:? Sam Altman’s statement causes a sensation because it questions the basic structures of our society and business. His warning was shared not only by him, but also by many other experts and users who consider control of this technology as problematic.
People like Anthony Zenkus, professor of social work and TEDX speakers, expressed their concern on X (formerly Twitter) that a small group of billionaires could take control of powerful technologies without involving the general population in the decision-making processes.
The chief of Chatgpt emphasized that the social contract should not be determined by an elite, but should be based on a determination of the entire society.
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The influence of artificial intelligence
The development of artificial intelligence brings us many opportunities, but also considerable challenges. According to his blog, Sam Altman believes that AI will/can massively increase our productivity. This would enable people to concentrate on more creative and demanding work.
But while many recognize the potential of AI, there are also concerns. Critics warn that this technology could tighten existing inequalities (via Righttowarn.ai). It could also lead to increased control and surveillance and destabilize the social structure, especially due to the changes in the labor market. The challenge is to design this technology in such a way that it is used in accordance with the needs of society.
An important question that arises is how AI and automation can be integrated into the labor market without the social structures being further destabilized. In this context, the first tendencies are already shown: Many employers prefer to hire a AI or a robot than university graduates of the genes Z.