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Warns that concentrated AI power would be disastrous, startups help distribute power.
Warns that concentrated AI power would be disastrous, startups help distribute power.
Sam Altman argues that concentrated AI power would be disastrous long-term and that startups are important for keeping power widely distributed.
- Speaker
- Sam Altman
- Source timestamp
- 25:51
- Context timestamp
- 25:21
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