Joel Umanzor

As ChatGPT increases in popularity, a San Francisco tech investor found a new way to use the artificial intelligence to make his life easier.

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As ChatGPT increases in popularity, a San Francisco tech investor found a new way to use the artificial intelligence to make his life easier.

Venture capitalist Sheel Mohnot recently used the chatbot to renew his United Airlines’ upper-echelon frequent flyer program, MileagePlus Premier 1K, after he was disqualified because of an issue with receiving a Buddy Pass from a United employee.

Venture capitalist Sheel Mohnot recently used the chatbot to renew his United Airlines’ upper-echelon frequent flyer program, MileagePlus Premier 1K, after he was disqualified because of an issue with receiving a Buddy Pass from a United employee.

“It came to mind that I wanted to send this letter to United, but it is one of those things where you think to yourself, ‘Meh, I don’t want to think about what to write,’” Mohnot said.

“It came to mind that I wanted to send this letter to United, but it is one of those things where you think to yourself, ‘Meh, I don’t want to think about what to write,’” Mohnot said.

“I honestly would not have sent the letter if it wasn’t for ChatGPT.”

“I honestly would not have sent the letter if it wasn’t for ChatGPT.”

It isn’t the first time Mohnot has used San Francisco-based OpenAI’s tool to save time. He even used ChatGPT to write his wedding vows last year.

It isn’t the first time Mohnot has used San Francisco-based OpenAI’s tool to save time. He even used ChatGPT to write his wedding vows last year.

“I use it all the time,” he said. “I’ve used it to help write emails, customer service help or leaving reviews.”

“I use it all the time,” he said. “I’ve used it to help write emails, customer service help or leaving reviews.”

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The prompts he put into the AI machine were fairly straightforward. He told the machine to construct a letter of reinstatement for his Premier 1K membership, pointing out that although he had received the Buddy Pass from his friend as a wedding gift, he still almost hit the mileage requirements to qualify. The letter also touted his loyalty to the airline.

The prompts he put into the AI machine were fairly straightforward. He told the machine to construct a letter of reinstatement for his Premier 1K membership, pointing out that although he had received the Buddy Pass from his friend as a wedding gift, he still almost hit the mileage requirements to qualify. The letter also touted his loyalty to the airline.

“I probably wrote three sentences, but it gave me a beautifully worded letter,” he said. “Although I had to do some minor editing.”

“I probably wrote three sentences, but it gave me a beautifully worded letter,” he said. “Although I had to do some minor editing.”

In total, ChatGPT wrote an over 300-word letter. The result? United approved the extension of his membership.

In total, ChatGPT wrote an over 300-word letter. The result? United approved the extension of his membership.

Mohnot shared the trick on X and inspired others to try it themselves.

Mohnot shared the trick on X and inspired others to try it themselves.

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“Thank you!” one user replied to Mohnot. “Now emailing 1kvoice@united.com to extend plus points that are expiring.”

“Thank you!” one user replied to Mohnot. “Now emailing 1kvoice@united.com to extend plus points that are expiring.”

United Airlines did not respond to The Standard’s request for comment on customers using chatbots to help extend memberships.

United Airlines did not respond to The Standard’s request for comment on customers using chatbots to help extend memberships.

The ChatGPT life hack, Mohnot said, is something that he feels is uniquely San Francisco.

The ChatGPT life hack, Mohnot said, is something that he feels is uniquely San Francisco.

“San Francisco is clearly on the forefront of this, and it has its advantages,” he said, adding that in his travels around the country he’s seen it grow in popularity. “I think this makes us a lot more productive already.”

“San Francisco is clearly on the forefront of this, and it has its advantages,” he said, adding that in his travels around the country he’s seen it grow in popularity. “I think this makes us a lot more productive already.”

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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of&nbsp;humanoid robots&nbsp;as part of a new deal with robotics startup Figure.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of&nbsp;humanoid robots&nbsp;as part of a new deal with robotics startup Figure.

Sunnyvale-based Figure announced the partnership Thursday along with $675 million in venture capital funding from a group that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as well as Microsoft, chipmaker Nvidia and the startup-funding divisions of Amazon, Intel and OpenAI.

Sunnyvale-based Figure announced the partnership Thursday along with $675 million in venture capital funding from a group that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as well as Microsoft, chipmaker Nvidia and the startup-funding divisions of Amazon, Intel and OpenAI.

Figure is less than 2 years old and doesn&#8217;t have a commercial product but is persuading influential tech industry backers to support its vision of shipping billions of human-like robots to the world&#8217;s workplaces and homes.

Figure is less than 2 years old and doesn't have a commercial product but is persuading influential tech industry backers to support its vision of shipping billions of human-like robots to the world's workplaces and homes.

Figure is less than 2 years old and doesn&#8217;t have a commercial product but is persuading influential tech industry backers to support its vision of shipping billions of human-like robots to the world&#8217;s workplaces and homes.

“If we can just get humanoids to do work that humans are not wanting to do because there’s a shortfall of humans, we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe,” Figure CEO Brett Adcock told The Associated Press last year.

“If we can just get humanoids to do work that humans are not wanting to do because there’s a shortfall of humans, we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe,” Figure CEO Brett Adcock told The Associated Press last year.

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For OpenAI, which dabbled in robotics research before pivoting to a focus on the AI large language models that power ChatGPT, the partnership will &#8220;open up new possibilities for how robots can help in everyday life,” said Peter Welinder, the San Francisco company&#8217;s vice president of product and partnerships, in a written statement.

For OpenAI, which dabbled in robotics research before pivoting to a focus on the AI large language models that power ChatGPT, the partnership will "open up new possibilities for how robots can help in everyday life,” said Peter Welinder, the San Francisco company's vice president of product and partnerships, in a written statement.

For OpenAI, which dabbled in robotics research before pivoting to a focus on the AI large language models that power ChatGPT, the partnership will &#8220;open up new possibilities for how robots can help in everyday life,” said Peter Welinder, the San Francisco company&#8217;s vice president of product and partnerships, in a written statement.

The financial terms of the deal between Figure and OpenAI weren&#8217;t disclosed. The collaboration will have OpenAI building specialized AI models for Figure’s humanoid robots, likely based on OpenAI&#8217;s existing technology such as GPT language models, the image-generator DALL-E and the new video-generator Sora.

The financial terms of the deal between Figure and OpenAI weren't disclosed. The collaboration will have OpenAI building specialized AI models for Figure’s humanoid robots, likely based on OpenAI's existing technology such as GPT language models, the image-generator DALL-E and the new video-generator Sora.

The financial terms of the deal between Figure and OpenAI weren&#8217;t disclosed. The collaboration will have OpenAI building specialized AI models for Figure’s humanoid robots, likely based on OpenAI&#8217;s existing technology such as GPT language models, the image-generator DALL-E and the new video-generator Sora.

That will help “accelerate Figure’s commercial timeline” by enabling its robots to “process and reason from language,” according to Figure&#8217;s announcement. The company announced in January an agreement with BMW to put its robots to work at a car plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but hadn&#8217;t yet determined exactly how or when they would be used.

That will help “accelerate Figure’s commercial timeline” by enabling its robots to “process and reason from language,” according to Figure's announcement. The company announced in January an agreement with BMW to put its robots to work at a car plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but hadn't yet determined exactly how or when they would be used.

That will help “accelerate Figure’s commercial timeline” by enabling its robots to “process and reason from language,” according to Figure&#8217;s announcement. The company announced in January an agreement with BMW to put its robots to work at a car plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but hadn&#8217;t yet determined exactly how or when they would be used.

Robotics experts differ on the usefulness of robots shaped in human form. Most robots employed in factory and warehouse tasks might have some animal-like features—a robotic arm, finger-like grippers or even legs—but aren&#8217;t truly humanoid. That&#8217;s in part because it&#8217;s taken decades for robotics engineers to develop effective robotic legs and arms.

Robotics experts differ on the usefulness of robots shaped in human form. Most robots employed in factory and warehouse tasks might have some animal-like features—a robotic arm, finger-like grippers or even legs—but aren't truly humanoid. That's in part because it's taken decades for robotics engineers to develop effective robotic legs and arms.

Robotics experts differ on the usefulness of robots shaped in human form. Most robots employed in factory and warehouse tasks might have some animal-like features—a robotic arm, finger-like grippers or even legs—but aren&#8217;t truly humanoid. That&#8217;s in part because it&#8217;s taken decades for robotics engineers to develop effective robotic legs and arms.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted at a renewed interest in robotics in a podcast hosted by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and released early this year in which Altman said the company was starting to invest in promising robotics hardware platforms after having earlier abandoned its own research.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted at a renewed interest in robotics in a podcast hosted by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and released early this year in which Altman said the company was starting to invest in promising robotics hardware platforms after having earlier abandoned its own research.

“We started robots too early and so we had to put that project on hold,&#8221; Altman told Gates, noting that “we were dealing with bad simulators and breaking tendons&#8221; that were distracting from the company&#8217;s other work.

“We started robots too early and so we had to put that project on hold," Altman told Gates, noting that “we were dealing with bad simulators and breaking tendons" that were distracting from the company's other work.

“We started robots too early and so we had to put that project on hold,&#8221; Altman told Gates, noting that “we were dealing with bad simulators and breaking tendons&#8221; that were distracting from the company&#8217;s other work.

“We realized more and more over time that what we really first needed was intelligence and cognition and then we could figure out how we could adapt it to physicality,” he said.

“We realized more and more over time that what we really first needed was intelligence and cognition and then we could figure out how we could adapt it to physicality,” he said.

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Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker&#8217;s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker&#8217;s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.

In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI&#8217;s creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a nonprofit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public.

In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a nonprofit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public.

In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI&#8217;s creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a nonprofit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public.

Under its founding agreement, OpenAI would also make its code open to the public instead of walling it off for any private company&#8217;s gains, the lawsuit says.

Under its founding agreement, OpenAI would also make its code open to the public instead of walling it off for any private company's gains, the lawsuit says.

Under its founding agreement, OpenAI would also make its code open to the public instead of walling it off for any private company&#8217;s gains, the lawsuit says.

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However, by embracing a close relationship with Microsoft, OpenAI and its top executives have set that pact “aflame” and are “perverting” the company&#8217;s mission, Musk alleges in the lawsuit.

However, by embracing a close relationship with Microsoft, OpenAI and its top executives have set that pact “aflame” and are “perverting” the company's mission, Musk alleges in the lawsuit.

However, by embracing a close relationship with Microsoft, OpenAI and its top executives have set that pact “aflame” and are “perverting” the company&#8217;s mission, Musk alleges in the lawsuit.

“OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft,” the lawsuit filed Thursday says. “Under its new Board, it is not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity.&#8221;

“OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft,” the lawsuit filed Thursday says. “Under its new Board, it is not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity."

“OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft,” the lawsuit filed Thursday says. “Under its new Board, it is not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity.&#8221;

AGI refers to artificial general intelligence, or general purpose AI systems that can perform just as well as—or even better than—humans in a wide variety of tasks.

AGI refers to artificial general intelligence, or general purpose AI systems that can perform just as well as—or even better than—humans in a wide variety of tasks.

Musk is suing over breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices. He also wants an injunction to prevent anyone, including Microsoft, from benefiting from OpenAI&#8217;s technology.

Musk is suing over breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices. He also wants an injunction to prevent anyone, including Microsoft, from benefiting from OpenAI's technology.

Musk is suing over breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices. He also wants an injunction to prevent anyone, including Microsoft, from benefiting from OpenAI&#8217;s technology.

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, claiming Microsoft is ‘perverting’ company’s mission

Kevin Truong

OpenAI has been hit with two class action complaints filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco this week over what is alleged to be the improper use of personal and copyrighted data in the development of ChatGPT.

OpenAI has been hit with two class action complaints filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco this week over what is alleged to be the improper use of personal and copyrighted data in the development of ChatGPT.

The Clarkson Law Firm <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Clarkson-Law-Firm-OpenAI-Lawsuit.pdf">filed a class action</a> complaint on June 28, claiming that OpenAI&#8217;s ChatGPT training dataset violated data privacy and copyright laws by scraping social media data, financial information, private user conversations and private health information.

The Clarkson Law Firm <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Clarkson-Law-Firm-OpenAI-Lawsuit.pdf">filed a class action</a> complaint on June 28, claiming that OpenAI's ChatGPT training dataset violated data privacy and copyright laws by scraping social media data, financial information, private user conversations and private health information.

The Clarkson Law Firm <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Clarkson-Law-Firm-OpenAI-Lawsuit.pdf">filed a class action</a> complaint on June 28, claiming that OpenAI&#8217;s ChatGPT training dataset violated data privacy and copyright laws by scraping social media data, financial information, private user conversations and private health information.

The suit alleges that ChatGPT utilizes &#8220;stolen private information, including personally identifiable information, from hundreds of millions of internet users, including children of all ages, without their informed consent or knowledge.&#8221;

The suit alleges that ChatGPT utilizes "stolen private information, including personally identifiable information, from hundreds of millions of internet users, including children of all ages, without their informed consent or knowledge."

The suit alleges that ChatGPT utilizes &#8220;stolen private information, including personally identifiable information, from hundreds of millions of internet users, including children of all ages, without their informed consent or knowledge.&#8221;

The complaint states that by using this data, OpenAI and its related entities have enough information to replicate digital clones, encourage people&#8217;s &#8220;professional obsolescence&#8221; and &#8220;obliterate privacy as we know it.&#8221;

The complaint states that by using this data, OpenAI and its related entities have enough information to replicate digital clones, encourage people's "professional obsolescence" and "obliterate privacy as we know it."

The complaint states that by using this data, OpenAI and its related entities have enough information to replicate digital clones, encourage people&#8217;s &#8220;professional obsolescence&#8221; and &#8220;obliterate privacy as we know it.&#8221;

The complaint lists several plaintiffs identified by their initials, including a software engineer who claims that his online posts around technical questions could be used to eliminate his job, a 6-year-old who used a microphone to interact with ChatGPT and allegedly had his data harvested, and an actor who claims that OpenAI stole personal data from online applications to train its system.

The complaint lists several plaintiffs identified by their initials, including a software engineer who claims that his online posts around technical questions could be used to eliminate his job, a 6-year-old who used a microphone to interact with ChatGPT and allegedly had his data harvested, and an actor who claims that OpenAI stole personal data from online applications to train its system.

The lawsuit is seeking additional plaintiffs for the class action and the institution of additional safeguards for the system. In addition to stopping the alleged privacy violations, the suit seeks more transparency into OpenAI&#8217;s data collection and handling, damages and compensation for the use of personal data, and the ability for users to opt out of data collection.

The lawsuit is seeking additional plaintiffs for the class action and the institution of additional safeguards for the system. In addition to stopping the alleged privacy violations, the suit seeks more transparency into OpenAI's data collection and handling, damages and compensation for the use of personal data, and the ability for users to opt out of data collection.

The lawsuit is seeking additional plaintiffs for the class action and the institution of additional safeguards for the system. In addition to stopping the alleged privacy violations, the suit seeks more transparency into OpenAI&#8217;s data collection and handling, damages and compensation for the use of personal data, and the ability for users to opt out of data collection.

Another lawsuit targeting OpenAI, <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Joseph-Saveri-OpenAI-Lawsuit.pdf">filed on June 28</a> by Joseph Saveri Law Firm, names two Massachusetts-based writers, Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad, as plaintiffs.

Another lawsuit targeting OpenAI, <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Joseph-Saveri-OpenAI-Lawsuit.pdf">filed on June 28</a> by Joseph Saveri Law Firm, names two Massachusetts-based writers, Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad, as plaintiffs.

The lawsuit also seeks class action status, alleging copyright infringement because ChatGPT was trained on copywritten work without their consent and is profiting through the use of that material.

The lawsuit also seeks class action status, alleging copyright infringement because ChatGPT was trained on copywritten work without their consent and is profiting through the use of that material.

The complaint specifically mentions that ChatGPT generates summaries of the plaintiffs&#8217; work when prompted and alleges the potential for thousands of similar class members across the country.

The complaint specifically mentions that ChatGPT generates summaries of the plaintiffs' work when prompted and alleges the potential for thousands of similar class members across the country.

The complaint specifically mentions that ChatGPT generates summaries of the plaintiffs&#8217; work when prompted and alleges the potential for thousands of similar class members across the country.

The technology that underpins ChatGPT is a large language model trained on a massive amount of data. ChatGPT <a href="https://sfstandard.com/business/the-openai-engineers-building-chatgpt-are-making-crazy-money/">uses this training dataset</a> to generate new text outputs in response to user prompts.

The technology that underpins ChatGPT is a large language model trained on a massive amount of data. ChatGPT <a href="https://sfstandard.com/business/the-openai-engineers-building-chatgpt-are-making-crazy-money/">uses this training dataset</a> to generate new text outputs in response to user prompts.

Tremblay is an author of genre fiction, including the book The Cabin at the End of the World, which was made into the movie Knock at the Cabin by director M. Night Shyamalan. Awad is a novelist and an assistant professor at Syracuse University.

Tremblay is an author of genre fiction, including the book The Cabin at the End of the World, which was made into the movie Knock at the Cabin by director M. Night Shyamalan. Awad is a novelist and an assistant professor at Syracuse University.

The lawsuit specifically alleges that OpenAI copied at least Tremblay&#8217;s book The Cabin at the End of the World and Awad&#8217;s books 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Bunny.

The lawsuit specifically alleges that OpenAI copied at least Tremblay's book The Cabin at the End of the World and Awad's books 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Bunny.

The lawsuit specifically alleges that OpenAI copied at least Tremblay&#8217;s book The Cabin at the End of the World and Awad&#8217;s books 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Bunny.

The complaint is seeking a jury trial and the award of damages and attorney&#8217;s fees, in addition to permanent injunctive relief, including changes to ChatGPT.

The complaint is seeking a jury trial and the award of damages and attorney's fees, in addition to permanent injunctive relief, including changes to ChatGPT.

The complaint is seeking a jury trial and the award of damages and attorney&#8217;s fees, in addition to permanent injunctive relief, including changes to ChatGPT.

OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuits.

OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuits.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI accused of misusing personal, copyrighted data

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ChatGPT creator Sam Altman continued his whirlwind international tour at Dreamforce 2023 in San Francisco, simultaneously touting artificial intelligence&#8217;s potential and terrifying the masses with his prophetic words about its real-world applications.

ChatGPT creator Sam Altman continued his whirlwind international tour at Dreamforce 2023 in San Francisco, simultaneously touting artificial intelligence's potential and terrifying the masses with his prophetic words about its real-world applications.

ChatGPT creator Sam Altman continued his whirlwind international tour at Dreamforce 2023 in San Francisco, simultaneously touting artificial intelligence&#8217;s potential and terrifying the masses with his prophetic words about its real-world applications.

&#8220;The level of enthusiasm, hopefulness and excitement around the world—of course, balanced with wanting to successfully address the downsides [of AI]—was really extraordinary to see,&#8221; Altman said. &#8220;I thought maybe this was just a tech, Silicon Valley phenomenon, but seeing what everyone around the world is doing with the technology, and how they&#8217;ve incorporated it into their lives, was really cool.&#8221;

"The level of enthusiasm, hopefulness and excitement around the world—of course, balanced with wanting to successfully address the downsides [of AI]—was really extraordinary to see," Altman said. "I thought maybe this was just a tech, Silicon Valley phenomenon, but seeing what everyone around the world is doing with the technology, and how they've incorporated it into their lives, was really cool."

&#8220;The level of enthusiasm, hopefulness and excitement around the world—of course, balanced with wanting to successfully address the downsides [of AI]—was really extraordinary to see,&#8221; Altman said. &#8220;I thought maybe this was just a tech, Silicon Valley phenomenon, but seeing what everyone around the world is doing with the technology, and how they&#8217;ve incorporated it into their lives, was really cool.&#8221;

Set against a leafy green backdrop on the Yerba Buena Theater stage, Altman met with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Tuesday afternoon, speaking to a packed audience about everything from generative AI to his favorite sci-fi movie, Her.

Set against a leafy green backdrop on the Yerba Buena Theater stage, Altman met with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Tuesday afternoon, speaking to a packed audience about everything from generative AI to his favorite sci-fi movie, Her.

&#8220;I like Her. The things Her got right—like the whole interaction models of how people use AI—that was incredibly prophetic,&#8221; Altman said.

"I like Her. The things Her got right—like the whole interaction models of how people use AI—that was incredibly prophetic," Altman said.

&#8220;I like Her. The things Her got right—like the whole interaction models of how people use AI—that was incredibly prophetic,&#8221; Altman said.

Spike Jonze&#8217;s 2013 movie Her stars Joaquin Phoenix as a heartbroken man going through a divorce who falls for an AI virtual assistant named Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.

Spike Jonze's 2013 movie Her stars Joaquin Phoenix as a heartbroken man going through a divorce who falls for an AI virtual assistant named Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.

Spike Jonze&#8217;s 2013 movie Her stars Joaquin Phoenix as a heartbroken man going through a divorce who falls for an AI virtual assistant named Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman speaks at Dreamforce with Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO at Moscone Center in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.

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Altman, OpenAI&#8217;s CEO, maintained a prophetic yet pragmatic tone, poking fun at the yearslong process of releasing his famous GPT text generators.

Altman, OpenAI's CEO, maintained a prophetic yet pragmatic tone, poking fun at the yearslong process of releasing his famous GPT text generators.

Altman, OpenAI&#8217;s CEO, maintained a prophetic yet pragmatic tone, poking fun at the yearslong process of releasing his famous GPT text generators.

&#8220;The biggest surprise is just that it&#8217;s all working,&#8221; Altman said, to laughter in the audience. &#8220;We want to have the smartest, most capable, most customizable models out there.&#8221;

"The biggest surprise is just that it's all working," Altman said, to laughter in the audience. "We want to have the smartest, most capable, most customizable models out there."

&#8220;The biggest surprise is just that it&#8217;s all working,&#8221; Altman said, to laughter in the audience. &#8220;We want to have the smartest, most capable, most customizable models out there.&#8221;

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But as text generators like ChatGPT or Anthropic&#8217;s Claude AI grow in popularity, tech leadership and government officials are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/technology/openai-altman-artificial-intelligence-regulation.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">increasingly flagging concerns</a> about security, misinformation and intellectual property.

But as text generators like ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude AI grow in popularity, tech leadership and government officials are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/technology/openai-altman-artificial-intelligence-regulation.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">increasingly flagging concerns</a> about security, misinformation and intellectual property.

But as text generators like ChatGPT or Anthropic&#8217;s Claude AI grow in popularity, tech leadership and government officials are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/technology/openai-altman-artificial-intelligence-regulation.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">increasingly flagging concerns</a> about security, misinformation and intellectual property.

Altman has testified about generative AI in Congress and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/22/chatgpt-creator-sam-altman-tells-san-francisco-crowd-he-cant-be-trusted/">called for more robust regulatory oversight</a> of the very technology his company creates. The entrepreneur came short of admitting an interest in entering politics on Tuesday, telling Benioff he &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t be a good politician at all.&#8221;

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Altman has testified about generative AI in Congress and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/22/chatgpt-creator-sam-altman-tells-san-francisco-crowd-he-cant-be-trusted/">called for more robust regulatory oversight</a> of the very technology his company creates. The entrepreneur came short of admitting an interest in entering politics on Tuesday, telling Benioff he &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t be a good politician at all.&#8221;

Altman suggested a new governing agency might be necessary in order to create a framework to &#8220;deal with short-term and long-term challenges&#8221; posed by artificial intelligence.

Altman suggested a new governing agency might be necessary in order to create a framework to "deal with short-term and long-term challenges" posed by artificial intelligence.

Altman suggested a new governing agency might be necessary in order to create a framework to &#8220;deal with short-term and long-term challenges&#8221; posed by artificial intelligence.

&#8220;Getting something going—even if just focused on insight and not oversight—I think would be great,&#8221; Altman said.

"Getting something going—even if just focused on insight and not oversight—I think would be great," Altman said.

&#8220;Getting something going—even if just focused on insight and not oversight—I think would be great,&#8221; Altman said.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AP23136597225663-1.jpg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-181720"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2023.</figcaption></figure>

Trust is now the name of the game. The 21st iteration of Dreamforce has a mantra, &#8220;In Trust We AI,&#8221; reflecting Salesforce&#8217;s efforts to position itself as a responsible tech company that experiments with new technology yet establishes guardrails and oversight at the same time.

Trust is now the name of the game. The 21st iteration of Dreamforce has a mantra, "In Trust We AI," reflecting Salesforce's efforts to position itself as a responsible tech company that experiments with new technology yet establishes guardrails and oversight at the same time.

Trust is now the name of the game. The 21st iteration of Dreamforce has a mantra, &#8220;In Trust We AI,&#8221; reflecting Salesforce&#8217;s efforts to position itself as a responsible tech company that experiments with new technology yet establishes guardrails and oversight at the same time.

For Altman, the goals of technological advancement and oversight are one and the same. As OpenAI scales up its efforts to develop GPT&#8217;s capabilities, Altman says the very thing &#8220;helping us make these systems&#8221; will answer the question of alignment, such as making sure AI reflects human intent.

For Altman, the goals of technological advancement and oversight are one and the same. As OpenAI scales up its efforts to develop GPT's capabilities, Altman says the very thing "helping us make these systems" will answer the question of alignment, such as making sure AI reflects human intent.

For Altman, the goals of technological advancement and oversight are one and the same. As OpenAI scales up its efforts to develop GPT&#8217;s capabilities, Altman says the very thing &#8220;helping us make these systems&#8221; will answer the question of alignment, such as making sure AI reflects human intent.

Still, the ChatGPT creator admitted he hadn&#8217;t yet heard of a good solution for the surveillance state issues AI introduces.

Still, the ChatGPT creator admitted he hadn't yet heard of a good solution for the surveillance state issues AI introduces.

Still, the ChatGPT creator admitted he hadn&#8217;t yet heard of a good solution for the surveillance state issues AI introduces.

&#8220;I don’t see a world where—if AI is as powerful as we think and people can do significant harm with it—I don’t see a world where we don’t have less surveillance,&#8221; Altman said. &#8220;I don’t think that&#8217;s a good thing.&#8221;

"I don’t see a world where—if AI is as powerful as we think and people can do significant harm with it—I don’t see a world where we don’t have less surveillance," Altman said. "I don’t think that's a good thing."

&#8220;I don’t see a world where—if AI is as powerful as we think and people can do significant harm with it—I don’t see a world where we don’t have less surveillance,&#8221; Altman said. &#8220;I don’t think that&#8217;s a good thing.&#8221;

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Nevertheless, Altman&#8217;s hourlong talk struck a future-oriented tone, befitting of artificial intelligence&#8217;s most prolific—and arguably most influential—leader.

Nevertheless, Altman's hourlong talk struck a future-oriented tone, befitting of artificial intelligence's most prolific—and arguably most influential—leader.

Nevertheless, Altman&#8217;s hourlong talk struck a future-oriented tone, befitting of artificial intelligence&#8217;s most prolific—and arguably most influential—leader.

&#8220;In terms of &#8216;how we make progress&#8217; and &#8216;are we surprised&#8217;—not really. We are empiricists; we know we are going to be surprised,&#8221; Altman said. &#8220;We&#8217;re never surprised; we just try to meet reality where it is and follow the technology where it can go.&#8221;

"In terms of 'how we make progress' and 'are we surprised'—not really. We are empiricists; we know we are going to be surprised," Altman said. "We're never surprised; we just try to meet reality where it is and follow the technology where it can go."

&#8220;In terms of &#8216;how we make progress&#8217; and &#8216;are we surprised&#8217;—not really. We are empiricists; we know we are going to be surprised,&#8221; Altman said. &#8220;We&#8217;re never surprised; we just try to meet reality where it is and follow the technology where it can go.&#8221;

Altman, though an AI evangelist, is also a self-described doomsday prepper and survivalist, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/sam-altman-who-warned-ai-poses-risk-of-extinction-to-humanity-is-also-a-doomsday-prepper/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">who once admitted to owning guns</a>, antibiotics and a &#8220;patch of land in Big Sur&#8221; to escape to, should disaster strike.

Altman, though an AI evangelist, is also a self-described doomsday prepper and survivalist, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/sam-altman-who-warned-ai-poses-risk-of-extinction-to-humanity-is-also-a-doomsday-prepper/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">who once admitted to owning guns</a>, antibiotics and a "patch of land in Big Sur" to escape to, should disaster strike.

Altman, though an AI evangelist, is also a self-described doomsday prepper and survivalist, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/sam-altman-who-warned-ai-poses-risk-of-extinction-to-humanity-is-also-a-doomsday-prepper/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">who once admitted to owning guns</a>, antibiotics and a &#8220;patch of land in Big Sur&#8221; to escape to, should disaster strike.

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