"It is essential that the most powerful AI is developed with democratic values," Sam Altman told a US congressional committee. The launch of ChatGPT in November has multiplied the interest of the public, but also of companies, for so-called generative artificial intelligence.

Generative AI is unleashing passions and many worry about its potential impact on a range of professions, with possible massive job cuts, but more broadly on society as a whole. "One of my biggest fears is that we, this industry, this technology, are causing significant damage to society"