OpenAI’s Sam Altman Won’t Put a Number on A.I. Wiping Out Humanity

Sam Altman says artificial intelligence probably won’t kill us all … so you can stop being polite to ChatGPT … but he’s not entire ruling out the worst-case scenario.

Charlie got the OpenAI CEO on Capitol Hill Thursday and asked him point-blank … what percentage chance there is that A.I. wipes out humanity?!?

Sam says the odds are “very low,” but wouldn’t put a specific number on it … or even a range.

Charlie tried his best to get Sam to commit to something … but Sam says anyone willing to slap an exact number on doomsday must be better at statistics — or predicting the future — than he is.

We also asked whether Elon Musk is right to say money won’t matter in 10 years because A.I. will make everything wildly abundant … and he’s not exactly buying what Elon is selling.

Sam is in D.C. meeting with lawmakers and Trump administration officials about A.I. policy, cybersecurity and OpenAI’s upcoming models … and he acknowledged the technology won’t magically fix inequality … calling the concentration of wealth and power one of his greatest concerns.