One of the most powerful men in entertainment just called OpenAI's Sam Altman a 'con man' who can't be trusted
Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, the sports and entertainment conglomerate, called OpenAI CEO Sam Altman a "con man" who can't be trusted with artificial intelligence.
During the Aspen Ideas Festival on Friday, Tina Brown, the founding editor in chief of The Daily Beast, asked the media juggernaut to share his thoughts on AI and the reassurances innovators such as Altman give about the technology.
Emanuel first thought of Elon Musk, whom he called a "friend," and said that they disagree on many things but not on the risks of AI.
"As it relates to Sam Altman, I think he's — he's a con man." he said, criticizing how OpenAI began as a nonprofit, but Altman is "now making a lot of money."
OpenAI has an unusual corporate structure known as a "capped-profit" company in which the for-profit arm is governed by a nonprofit. Altman doesn't directly hold equity in OpenAI.
The purpose of the structure was to ensure that OpenAI pursued artificial general intelligence to benefit humanity before it prioritizes profits. In recent months, OpenAI's commitment to that mission has come under scrutiny.
