OpenAI's Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said AI regulation will be critical as the nascent industry forges ahead.
  • Microsoft's AI-powered Bing unnerved some people recently with shocking responses.
  • Amid discussions and scrutiny, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his thoughts on AI In a series of tweets on Sunday.
  • He warned the world may not be "that far from potentially scary" AI and said regulation will be "critical."

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, warned the world may not that "that far from potentially scary" artificial intelligence, and said regulating it will be "critical."

In a series of tweets on Sunday, Altman said a transition to an AI-enabled future is "mostly good" and can happen fast — like the transition from "pre-smartphone world to post-smartphone world."