Zico Kolter, board member at OpenAI and head of CMU’s machine learning department, speaks about the benefits and harms of artificial intelligence at the K&L Gates–CMU Conference in Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University on March 10, 2025. The tension was palpable. An OpenAI board member, Zico Kolter, was clashing on stage with his Carnegie Mellon University colleague over the ethics of artificial intelligence. The cautious professor, Carol J. Smith, likened unleashing AI to welcoming unregulated microwaves into our kitchens. It was late in the afternoon of CMU’s two day summit on AI, and there had been many conversations about regulatory frameworks and the speed of advancements. Mr. Kolter wasn’t even the first optimist of the day — and he’s not necessarily an optimist. After some off-hand […]
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