Sam Altman: If we lose control of artificial intelligence, we may never get it back CEO of OpenAI: There is a disastrous scenario that arises from two almost opposite problems; one is to transfer control to artificial intelligence; we intentionally or accidentally give up control of the future to systems that are unbelievably more powerful than us, and we can't take it back. Another scenario is when a person, company or country becomes too powerful compared to others.