Sam Altman and Lex Fridman Talk AI

Notable highlights from the conversation between Lex Fridman and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

Introduction

“I think it’s really important that we try to explain, to educate people that this is a tool and not a creature”

— Sam Altman

Lex Fridman, an individual that has conversations with interesting humans every week, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind the AI that has conversations with millions of humans every second.

In a recent episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, discussed at length the current landscape of AI, GPT-4, AI alignment, AI safety, the iterative process of improving AI through human feedback, AGI (artificial general intelligence), and many more relevant topics.

The conversation lasts over two hours, but it provides a glimpse into the mind of the CEO of what could arguably be the most important company of the decade. This article explores the conversation's key highlights and briefly summarises the topics discussed and key takeaways for listeners. Of course, the information presented here doesn't replace the need to listen to the full podcast, so use this…