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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced three proposals for the safe development of super AI to employees last week. The first is to establish a global regulatory organization similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency, to inspect advanced models and audit safety measures. Insiders say Altman leans towards this route.The second proposal emulates the European Organization for Nuclear Research, merging major AI laboratories into one organization or collaborating through a unified agency for joint development, rather than continuing to race against each other. The third and most extreme, which he referred to as the "Eliezer Plan": an AI company achieves recursive self-improvement first, and then uses overwhelming economic power to control computing power, making it impossible for other developers to catch up. Altman described this idea as "melting down all other companies' GPUs," while stating that this plan is very bad and is only meant to illustrate the extreme possibility.The idea of "melting down GPUs" comes from AI safety researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky. He proposed a thought experiment in 2021, suggesting that super AI could create self-replicating nanomachines to melt down global GPUs, stating that this is merely an extreme example to illustrate the intensity of intervention, not a proposal to be executed. OpenAI proposed the establishment of an "AI version of the International Atomic Energy Agency" in 2023, and Google DeepMind head Hassabis has also advocated for the creation of an "AI version of CERN." Currently, OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic plan to establish a joint safety standards organization by the end of this year or early next year, but there are disagreements over the responsibility for model safety testing. Altman hopes to set speed limits for AI development while stating that OpenAI cannot currently cede its competitive advantage to rivals.

An OpenAI spokesperson stated that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will personally brief the United Nations Security Council during the UN General Assembly next week in New York. The Security Council, composed of 15 member countries, is scheduled to hold a meeting on artificial intelligence and international security on Wednesday. The meeting is convened by France, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council in September, and will be chaired by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.Diplomatic sources indicate that the attendance of senior officials from Anthropic is also expected, but has not yet been confirmed. Altman's remarks are expected to focus on international coordination, shared security standards, and the measures OpenAI is taking to benefit people worldwide. The concept note prepared by France for the meeting mentions the risks of malicious misuse of artificial intelligence and the urgency of taking action to promote safe and responsible development. The Security Council held its first meeting on the risks of artificial intelligence in 2023.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will attend the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Chinese leader Xi Jinping. OpenAI stated that Altman has been included in the guest list for the event next week.The White House did not immediately confirm whether Altman would attend the state dinner.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg The Close" host Ed Ludlow that top AI developers have performed poorly in communicating the benefits of the technology, making the industry susceptible to growing opposition.Altman said, "I think the entire industry has done a very poor job in this regard." "I think we ourselves have not done well, perhaps better than some and worse than others."

Elon Musk responded to "OpenAI plans to end its partnership with Cursor due to Cursor being acquired by SpaceX." He stated that he "doesn't care at all" and criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman as untrustworthy, claiming they "stole from an open-source non-profit organization."Previously, it was reported that OpenAI plans to terminate its collaboration with Cursor, and the direct access to the model will end on November 12. The co-founder of Cursor stated that they are communicating with the OpenAI team to seek a solution.

According to Business Insider, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed in the David Senra podcast that he is concerned that AI may one day be controlled by a few companies, models, or individuals, causing the vast majority of consumers to lose their voice in how technology shapes the world. He stated that the correct approach is to ensure that people firmly control the future, and society and models will evolve together.Altman is also worried about AI escaping human control. He pointed out that an excessive fear of the latter risk could lead to the former situation becoming a reality, as some advocate sacrificing a significant amount of freedom for security out of anxiety. The article suggests this may indirectly refer to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has repeatedly warned about AI risks and called for increased government regulation. Anthropic is the only mainstream AI company that has not signed the open letter supporting open-weight models.Although OpenAI has not yet open-sourced its cutting-edge models, it released two open-weight models last year: gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. Altman also stated that U.S. AI leaders have failed to adequately demonstrate to the public how the technology enhances life autonomy, and he anticipates the largest wave of entrepreneurship, as AI is empowering more people to start small businesses.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Jinshi, sources say that OpenAI is discussing allowing CEO Sam Altman to hold 7% of the company's shares and restructuring into a for-profit entity. This significant shift would mark the first time Altman gains ownership of the artificial intelligence startup.Sources indicate that the company is considering becoming a public benefit corporation, helping society while achieving profitability. They also mentioned that the transformation is still under discussion, and the timeline has not been determined. An OpenAI spokesperson stated that OpenAI remains "focused on building AI that benefits everyone," adding that "the nonprofit organization is our core mission and will continue to exist."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jiemian News, the Microsoft Build 2024 developer conference was held in Seattle, USA, in the early morning of May 22. The company announced over 50 updates.Among the most noteworthy content are:Team Copilot, transforming personal intelligent assistants into team assistantsMicrosoft Fabric, providing real-time intelligent SaaS solutionsAzure AI, bringing new cutting-edge models and multimodal capabilitiesCobalt chip, updates on self-developed AI chipsAltman's spoiler on OpenAI's new modelOpenAI CEO Altman teased OpenAI's new model at the conference, stating that new modalities and overall intelligence will be key to OpenAI's next model. He mentioned that the model will become smarter, more powerful, and safer, and that GPT-4o will be faster and cheaper. Altman stated, "Now is not the time to delay plans or wait for the next opportunity; this is a special moment, and in the coming years, many things will happen, and many great new things will begin to emerge."