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Altman says religious worship of AI is a safety issue

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly opposed comparing AI models to religion, saying that people "attributing religious force or surrender of human judgment to AI models" makes him "very uneasy," and he believes this is a "real safety issue."

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  1. Altman opposes treating AI models as religion, calling it a 'real safety issue'

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly opposed comparisons between AI models and religion. He said people attributing religious power or surrendering human judgment to AI models makes him 'very uncomfortable' and that it is a 'real safety issue'.

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  1. Sam Altman on AI model safety concerns

    I am deeply uncomfortable with people attributing religious power or the surrender of human judgment to AI models, and I think it is a real safety issue.

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