You know, some people are worried about AI or whatever and I am, like, you know, what about the singularity so, you know, the people like that. If you would address that, please.
John Fetterman
U.S. senator from Pennsylvania
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At a May 2025 Senate Commerce Committee hearing, John Fetterman asked OpenAI's Sam Altman to address the singularity, prefacing the question by saying that some people are worried about AI.
U.S. Senator from PennsylvaniaMay 8, 2025U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing, Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation
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Surrounding words
I was excited to meet you. And now, people—you know, people ask me it is, like, if you are going to talk about AI and now I get to ask you, I mean, like, the literal—the expert. You know, some people are worried about AI or whatever and I am, like, you know, what about the singularity so, you know, the people like that. If you would address that, please. Mr. A LTMAN. Thank you, Senator, for the kind words and for normalizing hoodies in more spaces. I love to see that.
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- He does not define the singularity or name any specific harmful outcome.
- HIS OWN CLOSING WORDS IN THE SAME TURN, after Altman answered, were positive and named no risk: 'The kinds of things that you are all collectively involved are going to transform our society, and people will look back 50, 60 years ago and see what has happened.'
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