Sam Altman, OpenAI and ChatGPT have taken centre stage as the world discusses the impact of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution on humanity. Given its explosive potential, the big question of how to regulate AI is one that countries are currently grappling with as ChatGPT mainstreams the technology, something Altman has clear views on.

To discuss this and more, The Economic Times will host Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind the buzzy AI chatbot ChatGPT, for a fireside chat on June 7 in New Delhi.

Altman will be in conversation with Satyan Gajwani, vice chairman of Times Internet Ltd, engaging on various themes, including how AI affects countries such as India in terms of jobs and talent evolution. Also, how best to capitalise on the technology. The Stanford dropout, who was previously president of Silicon Valley’s influential startup incubator Y Combinator, will discuss various use cases of AI globally, and how these can be customised for India.

Regulating AI

Altman, who’s cited AI as potentially a “printing press moment,” will also be drawn to expand on his views regarding regulation.

India plans to establish “some principles” that will act as “guardrails” for the AI sector, according to Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who said this will help regulate generative AI platforms such as Microsoft’s OpenAI and Google’s Bard as well as their use by other companies.

Views on Indian Startups

While testifying before members of a Senate subcommittee recently in Washington DC, Altman had said, “I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong. And we want to be vocal about that… We want to work with the government to prevent that from happening.”

The conversation will also cover Altman’s Y Combinator days, his entrepreneurial journey when he founded Loopt, his views on Indian startups and the overall technology innovation that the domestic market is capable of.

A select audience of CEOs and founders of India’s top technology startups, policymakers, and leading business leaders, will be in attendance as we delve into the technology that has taken the world by storm.

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