OpenAI CEO Altman: there should be a body similar to UN nuclear surveillance to control AI.

CTOnews.com OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates that AI poses an "existential risk" to humanity and suggested setting up an international body similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to oversee AI.

Altman said: "The challenge for the world is how we're going to manage these risks and make sure we can still enjoy these huge benefits and that no one wants to destroy the world." He said the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was an example of how the world could unite to oversee nuclear power.

Altman also said: "Let's make sure that the world is united-I hope this place can play a real role in this. "We're using the IAEA as an example," he said."The whole world is saying AI is dangerous and wants to install some guardrails. I think we can do both. "

CTOnews.com previously reported that in March, more than 1100 people, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter calling for "an immediate moratorium on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 in all AI labs for at least six months." Altman said at the time that the letter "ignores technical details that we need to pause," but also acknowledged that OpenAI has not yet begun training GPT-5 and does not intend to do so "for the time being."

Altman on Wednesday again countered some voices of concern about AI, saying the company had evaluated potential hazards through external audits, red team testing and safety tests, and that "when we finished GPT-4, it took us more than six months to be ready to release it." "