Sam Altman calls for finding "the right balance between protection and positive impact" in future regulation around artificial intelligence. Altman had threatened to leave the EU if the regulation became too restrictive and criticized the future AI Act.
This had triggered the anger of European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who cried "blackmail" and tweeted: "Is it a threat? ". On Friday morning, the creator of ChatGPT sought to calm the controversy: "Very productive week of conversations in Europe on the best way to regulate AI!"