内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/barry-diller-trusts-sam-altman-but-trust-is-irrelevant-as-agi-nears-he-says/

内容总结：

传媒大亨巴里·迪勒公开为OpenAI CEO萨姆·奥特曼辩护：AI信任问题远不止于此

近日，《华尔街日报》"未来一切"大会上，亿万富翁传媒巨头、福克斯广播公司联合创始人及IAC与Expedia集团董事长巴里·迪勒，就OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼的诚信问题发表看法。尽管近期有报道指控奥特曼在某些场合存在操纵和欺骗行为，迪勒却明确表示不认为这位AI领袖不值得信任。

当被问及公众是否应信任奥特曼以确保人工智能造福人类时，迪勒作为奥特曼的友人回应称，他相信奥特曼的追求是真诚的，但真正值得担忧的并非个人品格，而是人工智能带来的未知后果。迪勒指出："AI的重大问题远超信任范畴。信任可能无关紧要，因为正在发生的事情连创造者都始料未及。我曾与多位深度参与AI研发的人士交流，他们自己也充满惊奇。"

迪勒强调，人类已踏上一条将改变几乎所有事物的道路，而最大的风险在于通用人工智能（AGI）一旦问世，可能在任何任务上超越人类。他警告说："他们不知道AGI会引发什么，而我们已离它越来越近，速度越来越快。必须考虑设置防护栏。"他进一步指出，如果人类不主动设限，未来可能被"另一种AGI力量"自行接管，"一旦释放，就再无回头路"。

不过，迪勒也承认，他认为大多数AI领域的领航者是负责任的"管家"，并明确表示相信奥特曼是"真诚的、价值观良好的正派人"。但他拒绝透露哪些AI领导者在他看来缺乏诚意。迪勒最后补充道，自己并未投资AI领域，对巨额投资能否兑现并不在意，但确信技术进步不会停滞。

中文翻译：

亿万富翁媒体大亨巴里·迪勒认为，OpenAI首席执行官山姆·奥尔特曼并非不值得信任，尽管近期有报道持相反说法。在本周《华尔街日报》"未来万物"大会的舞台上，迪勒为这位人工智能高管做了担保——尽管奥尔特曼曾被一些前同事和董事会成员指责有时会操纵他人且具有欺骗性。

与奥尔特曼交好的迪勒，当时正在回应一个问题：人们是否应该信任奥尔特曼，以确保人工智能为人类带来福祉？具体而言，他被问及人工智能的一种理论形态——人工通用智能（AGI），这种智能有朝一日可能在所有任务上超越人类。

这位媒体大亨、福克斯广播公司联合创始人兼IAC和Expedia集团董事长表示，虽然他相信奥尔特曼的追求是真诚的，但这并非人们真正应该关注的焦点。真正令人担忧的是人工智能带来的未知后果。

"人工智能的一个大问题是，它远远超出了信任的范畴，"迪勒说，"信任可能根本无关紧要，因为正在发生的事情，连那些促成这些事情发生的人自己也感到意外。我和许多投身人工智能创造领域的人有过深入交流，他们自己都充满惊奇感。所以……这是一个巨大的未知。我们不知道，他们也不知道。"他解释道。

"我们已踏上一条将改变几乎一切的征程。这件事并没有被低估。至于这些巨额投资能否获得回报——我一点也不在乎。我没有参与投资，但进步终将实现。"迪勒补充道。

尽管如此，这位媒体大亨表示，他相信大多数引领这场变革的人都是称职的掌舵者，他相信奥尔特曼是真诚的，是"一个价值观端正的正派人"。（需要指出的是，迪勒不愿透露他认为哪位人工智能领导者不真诚。）

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"但问题不在于他们的管理能力。问题在于……我们真正面对的是未知。他们不知道一旦实现AGI会发生什么，而我们离这一目标已经很近了。虽然还没达到，但我们正越来越快地接近它。我们必须考虑设置防护栏。"迪勒指出。

此外，他警告说，如果人类不考虑设置防护栏，那么另一种可能是"另一种力量，即AGI的力量，会自行设置。而一旦发生这种情况，一旦你释放了它，就没有回头路了。"迪勒说。

英文来源：

Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn’t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary. Onstage at The Wall Street Journal’s “Future of Everything” conference this week, Diller vouched for the AI exec, who has been accused by some former colleagues and board members of being manipulative and deceptive at times.
Diller, who is friendly with Altman, was responding to a question about whether or not people should put their faith in Altman to ensure that artificial intelligence benefits humanity.
In particular, he was asked about the theoretical form of AI known as artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which could one day outperform humans on any task.
The media exec, a co-founder of Fox Broadcasting and chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, said that while he believes Altman is sincere in his pursuits, that’s not really the area of concern people should be focused on. Rather, it’s the unknown consequences that will result from AI.
“One of the big issues with AI is it goes way beyond trust,” Diller said. “It may be that trust is irrelevant because the things that are happening are a surprise to the people who are making those things happen. And I’ve spent a lot of time with various people who’ve been in the creation mode of AI, and they have a sense of wonder themselves. So…it’s the great unknown. We don’t know. They don’t know,” he explained.
“We have embarked on something that is going to change almost everything. It is not under-reported. Now, whether these huge investments are going to come through — I couldn’t care less. I’m not invested in it, but progress is going to be made,” Diller added.
Still, the media mogul said he believes that most of the people leading the charge are good stewards, saying he believes that Altman is sincere and “a decent person with good values.” (Diller wouldn’t say which of the AI leaders he thinks is insincere, we should note.)
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“But the issue is not their stewardship. The issue is … it’s dealing truly with the unknown. They don’t know what can happen once you get AGI, and we’re close to it. We’re not there yet, but we’re getting closer and closer, quicker and quicker. And we must think about guardrails,” Diller noted.
Plus, he warned, if humans don’t think about guardrails, then the alternative is that “another force, an AGI force, will do it themselves. And once that happens, once you unleash that, there’s no going back,” Diller said.