Sam Altman has cautioned against the use of export controls and has warned that China can probably build inference capacity faster than the U.S..

In an interview with CNBC, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that he doesn't believe export controls will work to curb China's AI progress, and that the US is underestimating its power.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned that the U.S. risks underestimating China’s rapid progress in artificial intelligence, according to CNBC. Speaking to a group of reporters in San Francisco, Altman said China has advantages in inference capacity and warned that the U.