Barry Diller: Trust in Sam Altman 'Irrelevant' as AGI Nears

At The Wall Street Journal's 'Future of Everything' conference, media mogul Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's character but argued that trust is irrelevant as artificial general intelligence (AGI) approaches. Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia Group and co-founder of Fox Broadcasting, said the real concern is the unknown consequences of AI, not Altman's trustworthiness. He noted that even AI creators are surprised by developments, calling the technology 'the great unknown.' Diller emphasized the need for guardrails, warning that without them, AGI could impose its own rules, leading to irreversible change. He declined to name which AI leaders he considers insincere.