Sam Altman continues his charm offensive. The head of OpenAI, the startup behind the artificial intelligence ChatGPT, will meet Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Paris, the Élysée announces to BFMTV, confirming information from Franceinfo. The President of the Republic will receive the contractor at 5:00 p.m. Sam Altman will also meet Minister for the Economy Bruno Le Maire, as well as Minister Delegate for Digital Jean-Noël Barrot.
In the meantime, the Minister of Economy should discuss AI management with the creator of ChatGPT. OpenAI’s text generator shows impressive capabilities, but the AI industry as a whole regularly raises concerns about its ability to amplify the spread of fake news or the potential for AI to replace many human jobs.
Calls to regulate AI
Bruno Le Maire could thus evoke two main tracks with Sam Altman, according to The world: the need to make AI creations clearly identifiable to limit misinformation, and the fact of remunerating the humans whose creations were used to train the AIs.
This trip is part of a global diplomatic tour launched last week by the Silicon Valley businessman. Sam Altman has already passed through Toronto, Washington, Rio, Lagos and Lisbon, and should continue his momentum this week in Madrid, Warsaw, Paris, London and Munich.
A seduction offensive by Sam Altman in a particular context: calls to regulate the artificial intelligence sector are increasing all over the world. The head of OpenAI was called last week to testify before the US Congress on the risks posed by AI, and negotiations within the European Union continue over the wording of the Artificial Intelligence Act, which he will supposedly oversee these tools from creation to commercialization.
This meeting follows shortly after the one organized between Emmanuel Macron and Elon Musk, on the occasion of the Choose France summit on May 15.
Source: BFM TV
