“This is not fun and games,” he added. “This is really serious s–t.”
For Lehane, it’s about emphasizing the positives of the technology. “Our job at OpenAI and in the AI space—and we need to do a much better job—is to explain to people why … this is going to be really good for them, for their families, and for society writ large,” he said.
“You have one group that effectively says, ‘This is going to be the greatest thing ever; everyone’s going to be living in beachside homes, painting in watercolors as they while away their days,’” Lehane said. “And then you have another extreme, which I would call the doomers, who have a very, very negative and dark view of humanity.”
“You’ve had a series of things that have been put out there—but haven’t come to fruition—about extreme things that are going to happen,” Lehane said.
