TECH - OpenAI's Sam Altman Says 'We're Making AGI' And It Will Be 'Worth It:' 'Don't Care If We Burn $500M Or $50B' | Benzinga
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has expressed a resolute commitment to the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), regardless of the financial cost.
What Happened: Altman, in a recent interview with Stanford eCorner, conveyed his unwavering dedication to the AGI project, regardless of the financial implications.
“Whether we burn $500 million, $5 billion, or $50 billion a year, I don't care."
For context, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), OpenAI's single largest investor, has poured $13 billion into the AI startup.
"I genuinely don't as long as we can stay on a trajectory where eventually we create way more value for society than that and as long as we can figure out a way to pay the bills."
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Altman emphasized that the development of AGI is a ...