OpenAI CEO Says ‘Optimistic’ on Global AI Coordination 

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
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OpenAI CEO Says ‘Optimistic’ on Global AI Coordination 

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)

The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday said a tour of capital cities had left him "quite optimistic" about prospects for global coordination on artificial intelligence (AI).

The public face of the startup, backed by Microsoft Corp , has been on a whirlwind tour looking to capitalize on interest in generative AI and exert influence on regulation of the burgeoning technology.

"I came to the trip ... skeptical that it was going to be possible in the short term to get global cooperation to reduce existential risk but I am now wrapping up the trip feeling quite optimistic we can get it done," Sam Altman told students in Tokyo.



Meta's Instagram Down for Thousands of Users in US, Downdetector Shows

Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Meta's Instagram Down for Thousands of Users in US, Downdetector Shows

Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Meta Platforms's Instagram was down for thousands of users in the US on Wednesday morning, according outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

There were more than 6,549 incidents of people reporting issues with the platform as of 9:16 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.

Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Last year, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms faced disruptions on several occasions, including a global outage in March.

Downdetector's numbers are based on user-submitted reports. The actual number of affected users may vary.