OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the artificial intelligence lab behind ChatGPT, took questions from reporters after his congressional hearing, including his definition of "scary AI." OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before Congress in Washington, D.C., this week about regulating artificial intelligence as well as his personal fears over the tech and what "scary" AI systems means to him. Fox News Digital asked OpenAI's wildly popular chatbot, ChatGPT, to also weigh in on examples of "scary" artificial intelligence systems, and it reported six hypothetical instances of how AI could become weaponized or have potentially harmful impacts on society. When asked by Fox News Digital on Tuesday after his testimony before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, Altman gave examples of "scary AI" that included systems that could design "novel biological pathogens." "An AI that could hack into computer systems," he continued. "I think these are all scary. These systems can become quite powerful, which is why I was happy to be here today and why I think this is so important."

The man responsible for ensuring the EU's institutions stick to its data protection laws believes Europe isn't ready for facial recognition tech that watches people in public. European "society is not ready," European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski told POLITICO in an interview. The tech and its applications have divided Europe. The EU's proposed AI legislation bans most applications of remote biometric identification, such as facial recognition, in public places by law enforcement, but makes exceptions for fighting "serious" crime, which could include terrorism. Proponents of the technology, which include law enforcement and some security-minded governments, argue that the police need the technology to catch criminals.

Can your digital assistant really be trusted with your home's security? Amazon and other major companies are betting big on it. Digital assistants, the core of your smart home's interface, leverage artificial intelligence to constantly build upon your user inputs -- "learning" how best to interact with you and your family. The newest crop of AI-powered home security devices use the same technology, and integration with the smart home technologies you know and love is right around the corner. Traditional home security systems are monitored by actual people, day and night, so there's someone standing by when you're asleep or away on vacation.