OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that he is quite optimistic about the global AI coordination

The OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that a visit to major cities had left him very positive about the chances for global AI coordination (AI). The startup's public face has been on a whirlwind tour, aiming to capitalize on interest in generative AI and exert influence on the developing technology's regulation.

He came to the trip, skeptical that global AI coordination to minimize existential risk would be doable in the short term, but I am now ending off the trip feeling fairly positive we can get it done, Sam Altman told students in Tokyo. Authorities are trying to adjust current laws and develop new standards to oversee the use of generative AI, which can generate text and pictures and is generating both excitement and worry about its potential to transform a variety of sectors. The European Union is pressing forward with its proposed AI Act, which is likely to become law this year, but the US is leaning toward adjusting current laws for AI rather than developing new legislation. Altman traveled to Japan in April, when he spoke with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and expressed interest in opening an office there.

All of the talks have gone quite well, Altman remarked without going into further detail. Even while its manufacturing heavyweights engage in automation technology, Japan is perceived as a laggard in the sorts of AI services that are presently gaining consumer interest.