OpenAI CEO Says Biggest AI Election Threats Are Ones Society Hasn't Seen Yet

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OpenAI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman thinks humanity is “on a path to self-destruction as a species right now,” but he said artificial intelligence could be a solution.

“We need technology if we want to flourish for tens or hundreds of millions, or thousands of millions of years,” the CEO said on a panel Wednesday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.