OpenAI CEO Backtracks on Talk of Abandoning Europe: ‘No Plans to Leave’

thewrap.com:

Time).According to the report, Altman made it clear Europe was not a make-or-break region for OpenAI. “Either we’ll be able to solve those requirements or not,” Altman said when discussing the potential operating hurdles. “If we can comply, we will, and if we can’t, we’ll cease operating… We will try.

But there are technical limits to what’s possible.”On Thursday night, Altman sounded off on Twitter to clarify OpenAI’s stance on operating within Europe.very productive week of conversations in europe about how to best regulate AI!

we are excited to continue to operate here and of course have no plans to leave.“Very productive week of conversations in Europe about how to best regulate AI!” Altman wrote. “We are excited to continue to operate here and of course have no plans to leave.”Though his reported remarks at University College London did not explicitly state OpenAI had plans to ditch the E.U.

and operations therein, they did indicate the company was willing to cook up contingencies if the E.U. became too meddlesome to deal with.In any event, Altman’s tweet provides a clear stance regarding his company’s views on working with (and within) Europe.Regulation is very much on the company’s mind, as is ensuring that certain projects are exempt from such oversight.