Altman thinks that overregulation of AI could have “huge negative consequences”. NurPhoto via Getty Images Weiss asked Altman about arguments made by some AI startups that OpenAI and other larger AI firms are looking to build regulatory barriers to smaller competitors that could grow into rivals. He replied that the only regulations he’s calling for are on “new and untested” activities that are at the frontier of AI development. Weiss followed up by noting comments made by Marc Andreessen on her podcast and his perception that the Biden administration was attempting to control AI and regulate it so there were only a few large companies that would work with the government and be protected from competition. “I don’t think it’s true, I don’t know what he’s referencing. I also will say very, very clearly, I think regulation that reduces competition for AI is a very bad thing,” Altman said. Weiss asked if OpenAI and other AI companies were meeting with the Biden administration to discuss that sort of regulatory arrangement. Altman believes that Musk “wants the most powerful AI in the world to be controlled by him”. REUTERS “I don’t even think like the Biden administration is competent is enough to… I mean, we were in a room with them, and other companies and the administration, but never like, ‘Here’s our conspiracy theory, we’re going to make it so only a few companies that can build AI and then you have to do what we say.’ Never anything like that,” Altman said. The OpenAI co-founder went on to say that he thought Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was more attuned to the emergence of AI and areas that need to be prioritized than the Biden administration overall. “I think Gina Raimondo was and is fantastic. Every conversation I had with her, I thought she kind of got it. Overall, I would say the administration was not that effective,” he said. “The things that I think should have been the administration’s priorities and I hope will be the next administration’s priorities are building out massive AI infrastructure in the U.S., having a supply chain in the U.S., things like that,” Altman explained. Filed under