By Elizabeth Knight
Publication Date: 2026-04-07 05:48:00
The godfather of artificial intelligence, OpenAI boss Sam Altman, has launched the mother of all PR offensives. He has created a plan for governments to mitigate the societal impact of artificial intelligence – a plan that recognizes widespread layoffs and the potential for fraudulent AI systems that can reproduce themselves.
By exerting his influence on the most socially disruptive and potentially catastrophic technology of this generation, Altman strives to serve as the author of how to deal with the consequences, in what amounts to an attempt to stay ahead of the curve.
And on the cusp of a potential $1 trillion ($1.45 trillion) public listing for OpenAI…