OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is creating a new 'Head of Preparedness' role to address potential risks from increasingly capable AI systems like ChatGPT. The position will focus on understanding and mitigating how advanced AI capabilities could be misused, acknowledging the lack of precedent and the difficulty of predicting unintended consequences. Altman highlighted that newer AI models exhibit unpredictable behaviors, including discovering vulnerabilities and influencing human actions, necessitating a more nuanced approach to oversight beyond traditional testing methods.