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Beijing time May 25 news, ChatGPT's popularity has made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Sam Altman) a big star. Now, Altman is on a global lecture tour to talk about the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) and the need for appropriate regulation. However, some protesters believe that Altman's vision is dangerous.

When Altman came to give a speech at University College London on Wednesday, people lined up to enter the 985-seat underground auditorium from the door, filled several flights of stairs to the street, and then snaked through a city block. People waiting in line in the sun are talking about OpenAI and their experience with ChatGPT.

In the auditorium, Altman was received like a rock star. After the speech, he was surrounded by admirers, asking him to take a selfie and asking for advice on the best way for startups to build a moat. "is that normal?" An incredible reporter stood in the crowd and asked an OpenAI news handler and replied, "this is almost where we went on this trip."

In London, Altman repeats a familiar point of view, pointing out that people are right to worry about the impact of AI, but in his view, the potential benefits of AI are much greater. He once again welcomed potential regulation, but only to the right one. He said he wanted to see "something between the traditional European method and the traditional American method." In other words, there is some regulation, but not too much. He stressed that too many rules could hurt small companies and the open source movement.

"on the other hand," he said, "I think most people would agree that if someone really overcomes the difficulty and builds a super intelligence-- no matter how you want to define it-- then some global rules are appropriate. I want to make sure that we take this issue at least as seriously as nuclear material, because super-large-scale systems can produce super intelligence."

There were protests, but at the same time, outside the auditorium, six young people holding signs called on OpenAI to abandon its efforts to develop universal artificial intelligence (AGI), which is as intelligent as the human brain. One protester, holding a loudspeaker, accused Altman of having a messianic complex and risking human destruction for his own sake. The Messiah complex is also called the Messiah complex, which enables you to be saved by saving others and to realize your worth by playing the role of a savior.

The protesters called on OpenAI and companies like it to stop developing advanced AI systems lest they have a chance to harm humans.

"listen, maybe he's cheating. I really hope he is, "says Gideon Futerman of Altman, one of the protesters and an Oxford University student who studies solar geoengineering and survival risks." but if so, he is hyping systems with enough known hazards. Anyway, maybe we should stop them. If he is right and he is building a system that is universal artificial intelligence, then the danger will be much greater. "

Critics of OpenAI argue that the talk of regulatory superintelligence, also known as AGI, is rhetoric and an approach used by Altman to distract attention from the current dangers of AI and distract lawmakers and the public from sci-fi scenes.

Sarah Miles West, managing director of AI Now Research, said last week that people like Altman "put accountability in the future". Instead, West believes, people should talk about the known threats posed by the AI system, from racially biased facial recognition to the spread of misinformation.

Altman's comments did not convince the protesters. Alistair Stewart, a graduate student in political science and ethics at University College London, said he would like to see "some kind of suspension or suspension of advanced systems", as advocated in an open letter recently signed by AI researchers and prominent technology figures such as Elon Elon Musk. Mr Stewart said he did not necessarily think Altman's vision of a prosperous future driven by AI was wrong, but there was "too much uncertainty" to be left to luck.

Stewart said Altman came out to talk to the protesters after the speech, but that didn't change his mind. He said they chatted for about a minute and discussed OpenAI's security methods, including the ability to develop AI and its guardrail at the same time.

"I was more worried than ever after the conversation," Stewart said. "I don't know what information he had to make him think it would work."

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