GoKawiilSam Altman says society must accept some AI harms as cost of progress
In an interview with Politico's Decoded, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the world should accept some bad outcomes from AI in exchange for the technology's benefits and people's agency to use it. He contrasted OpenAI's lighter-touch regulatory stance with stricter AI-safety advocates like Anthropic, and said he would not trade away such benefits merely to prevent hacks, scams or misuse.
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Altman's comments frame OpenAI's safety philosophy as a deliberate risk tolerance rather than a pursuit of zero harm, which could shape how the company approaches regulation and product rollout going forward. This stance may draw criticism given documented AI-related harms already occurring, from job losses to security incidents, and could widen the public rift between OpenAI and safety-focused rivals like Anthropic.
- Altman said the world should accept some bad outcomes from AI as a tradeoff for its benefits.
- He contrasted OpenAI's lighter regulatory approach with stricter safety advocates such as Anthropic.
- Altman said he wouldn't sacrifice AI's benefits just to prevent hacks, scams, or misuse.
Source: techspot.com — Rob Thubron, 2026-10-06
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