"We've got to be careful here," the 37-year-old Altman told ABC News last week, adding "I think people should be happy that we are a little bit scared of this."

"I'm particularly worried that these models could be used for large-scale disinformation … Now that they're getting better at writing computer code, [they] could be used for offensive cyber-attacks."

That said, Altman also thinks it could be "the greatest technology humanity has yet developed."

OpenAI is the company behind Chat GPT, which launched "GPT-4" less than two weeks ago. The highly sophisticated chatbot can reach almost perfect scores on SAT math tests, and achieve a 90% on the US bar exam.

And it has competitors…

Other AI-based startups are making surprising advancements in the field as well. RAD AI recently launched the first AI marketing platform built to understand emotion, and some of the largest companies on the planet are already using it.

GenesisAI is a startup building a marketplace to allow for any business to integrate AI and automation into their business. Meaning soon AI might be just as much of an integral part of a business as employees themselves. –Benzinga