Altman’s insomnia: the burden of responsibility for hundreds of millions of users

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared unprecedented revelations about moral dilemmas. Which he faces as head of one of the most influential technology projects of our time. «I haven’t slept peacefully at night since ChatGPT’s launch in 2022,» Altman confessed in conversation with Tucker Carlson.

This phrase reflects the great burden of responsibility felt by the technology visionary, whose decisions daily affect hundreds of millions of AI users worldwide.

Interestingly, what worries Altman most are not global ethical dilemmas. But «very small decisions» regarding model behavior that could ultimately have large-scale consequences.

These decisions concern fine-tuning ChatGPT’s ethical parameters. Which questions the chatbot should ignore and which to answer, and how exactly. Such nuances, he says, shape AI’s moral compass. Determining its influence on users and society as a whole.