A few days after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company may have to cease its operations in the Old Continent if European Union (EU) artificial intelligence (AI) regulations are approved. in its current form, It seemed he had retracted his comment.. Despite recently telling US lawmakers he supports setting up AI, Altman spoke to reporters in the UK earlier this week He assured that he had “many concerns” about Unity’s new AI regulations, and even accused the bloc of “over-regulation”.

OpenAI is a Microsoft backed company that has developed the innovative but somewhat controversial ChatGPT generative AI system. “We will try to fulfill it, but if we can’t stop the operation,” said Altman.according to reports from Financial timing. The law is currently being discussed by representatives of the European Union Parliament, Council and Commission, and is expected to enter into force next year.

However, in a tweet posted on Friday morning, Altman appeared to defuse tensions by writing: “We are delighted to continue operating here and certainly have no plans to leave.” His comments have previously angered European lawmakers, as some politicians argue that the degree of regulation proposed by the EU is necessary to address concerns around generative AI.

“Let’s be clear, our rules are set for the safety and well-being of our citizens, and they are not negotiable.” European Commissioner Thierry Breton told Reuters. “Europe has taken the lead in designing a strong and balanced regulatory framework for AI, which addresses risks related to fundamental rights or security, but also enables innovation for Europe to become a pioneer for trusted AI,” defended.

Altman thought it would be “smart” to set up the AI

In an appearance before a Senate subcommittee on privacy, technology and legislation earlier this month, Altman argued before US lawmakers that regulations will be “smart” because people need to know whether they are talking to an AI system or viewing content -images, videos or documents- generated by a chatbots. Asked during the hearing whether citizens should be concerned that elections could be rigged by large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 and its ChatGPT app, Altman said that was one of his “biggest areas of concern”.

“The more general ability of these models to manipulate, to persuade, to provide individual interactive disinformation… given that we have elections next year and these models are getting better and better, I think that’s an area of major concern,” he said. “I thought so too we’re going to need rules and guidelines on what to expect in terms of disclosure from companies that provide models that can have capabilities like this one we’re talking about. So I was nervous about it.”