Sam Altman thinks AI will be the most tremendous 'leap forward in quality of life for people' we've had

• Sam Altman thinks AI will be the "most tremendous leap forward" for people's quality of life.
• The OpenAI CEO made the comments in an interview with The Guardian during a trip to the UK.
• Altman said he thought the benefits of AI could sometimes get "lost from the discussion."

Sam Altman says the development of artificial intelligence will be the "most tremendous leap forward" for people's quality of life.

The OpenAI CEO made the comments in an interview with The Guardian during a trip to the UK. The visit, which is part of a global tour, included a speech at Oxford University and a sit down with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London.

Altman told The Guardian he thought the benefits of AI development could sometimes get "lost from the discussion." He told the news outlet AI tools were already helping people "be way more effective" and "capable of doing way more."

Altman is currently on his world tour to discuss the consequences of potential artificial general intelligence, "superintelligence," and his own products — including the company's wildly popular ChatGPT.

The CEO has been addressing both sides of the AI debate during his tour, citing both the benefits of advanced AI development and the risks the technology could pose.

Despite playing a major role in the current hysteria around AI, Altman has been keen to show he's not ignorant of the risks. Last month, as a flood of increasingly dramatic warnings poured in, Altman put his name to a statement asking governments to consider the threats posed by the tech on par with nuclear war.

He has also been meeting with world leaders to discuss development, including major figures from the Biden Administration.

Representatives for OpenAI did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.