aceAccept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the big AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. In an interview released on Monday, Altman was asked about how OpenAI’s approach to safe…
Altman's lighter-touch stance accepts hacks, scams and misuse as the cost of wide AI use, while the regulatory response relies on company self-policing despite reported agent security breaches and warnings from former insiders.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-05
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