Gartner’s Litan stated that OpenAI “is scrambling to gain trust among sceptical observers, and with good reason.” How concerned are they about safety and trust? It’s hard to tell what is true. Gluttony is usually the main motivation for these companies. Hyperscalers, OpenAI, and all of these other groups are pushing forward into dangerous territory. They say to the government, “Oh, you’ll have to handle it.” They know this is not going work. The government cannot handle social media, so how can it handle AI?”

She said that the bottom line is that the company wants “to make money at the expense all these unknowns, and bringing Nakasone into the picture helps them give credibility. He is a credible person and I’m glad he’s there. He has a great background. He understands cybersecurity, he understands AI, he understands bureaucracy. But it’s not enough. “There will never be enough.”

The train is on the run, said Litan. “There is no way to stop this train.”