Sam Altman concerned by young people's over-reliance on ChatGPT
Speaking at a Federal Reserve forum, the OpenAI CEO pointed out the benefits of AI tools like ChatGPT. But he also cautioned that society needs to set new guardrails against the risks of overdependence on AI tools.
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