Artificial Intelligence Doubters Are Having a Moment: Even Sam Altman Agrees
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 20 Aug 2025
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- 2
- Australian
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- 22 Aug 2025, 02:58 pm
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Critics are questioning if the artificial intelligence bubble is about to pop and why on earth we are allowing it to do what it’s doing to us.
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The article explores the growing skepticism about the advancements in artificial intelligence, reflecting on Sam Altman's insights during a discussion with journalists. Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, acknowledges criticisms about the rapid proliferation of AI technologies like ChatGPT. The piece considers potential overvaluation in the AI sector and public concern about unchecked AI developments. While it mentions OpenAI's frontier capabilities, the article primarily focuses on public perception and broader discussions rather than deep analysis of existential risks, offering limited direct implications for AI safety governance.
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James ThomsonColumnistAug 22, 2025 – 9.29amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginIt’s the most Sam Altman story ever – and a perfect vignette on the artificial intelligence boom.Late last week, the co-founder and chief executive of OpenAI, the private technology giant behind ChatGPT, sat down for dinner with a group of journalists. The rules of engagement for the meal appear to have been vague, to say the least, but from cross-referencing the various accounts, we can establish a few things.Loading...SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIOpinionSoftwareSam AltmanOpenAIAnalysisAFR WeekendPerspectiveWall StreetInvestingJobsJames ThomsonColumnistJames Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine.Connect withJamesonTwitter.EmailJamesatj.thomson@afr.comFetching latest articlesThis winemaker is making pinot even betterMax AllenThe watch brand rising in value faster than Sydney housesWhat’s the hottest thing in interiors? The great outdoorsThe surprising age at which firms think you’re old (but there’s a fix)Rachael Bolton and Andrew HobbsHow accountants are moving into high-growth jobsThis exec looks for five H’s when hiring peopleFlowers from Mecca and a Kate Moss-approved bag to brighten up your dayEugenie KellyThis boutique hotel in Tasmania is a wine enthusiast’s dreamWhat happens when a famed collector and a maverick artist fight?Wrecked Rolls-Royce and a mysterious driver: court case has China agogPrimrose RiordanAdgemis funds $60,000 Bondi rent, lifestyle from company loans: reportChris Morris ups Cairns’ Reef Casino offer to $192m