Coverage dated October 4, 2026 to October 6, 2026

OpenAI CEO Says 'Bad Things' Part of AI Trade-Off

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OpenAI's Sam Altman says that AI's benefits outweigh its risks, drawing a sharp contrast with Anthropic's safety push.

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  1. Insider

    Sam Altman said 'the world should accept some bad things happening' for the benefits of AI (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Sam Altman said he does not accept "the really catastrophic risks" of AI, believing that people will do "more good stuff than bad stuff."

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    OpenAI’s Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain broadly accessible to the public

  3. Quartz

    Sam Altman says 'the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits' of AI (opens Quartz)

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    The OpenAI CEO said he sees a fundamental divide with Anthropic on AI regulation, even as the two firms have moved closer on some policy positions

  4. Forbes

    OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says World Should Accept ‘Some Bad Things’ From AI (opens Forbes)

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    Altman said unlike rival Anthropic, his company believes in a “lighter-touch regulatory stance” on AI and that it will be used for more “good stuff than bad stuff.”

  5. Newsweek

    OpenAI CEO Says 'Bad Things' Part of AI Trade-Off (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    OpenAI's Sam Altman says that AI's benefits outweigh its risks, drawing a sharp contrast with Anthropic's safety push.

  6. Fortune

    OpenAI’s Altman: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology’ (opens Fortune)

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    Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

  7. The Guardian

    Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman (opens The Guardian)

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    Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology.

  8. Washington Examiner

    OpenAI CEO says world should ‘accept some bad things’ for the benefit of AI technology (opens Washington Examiner)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said society should be willing to accept some negative consequences from artificial intelligence in exchange for the technology’s broader benefits. “I think the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency,” Altm…

  9. Breitbart News

    OpenAI Boss Sam Altman: The World Must Accept 'Some Bad Things Happening' for AI to Succeed (opens Breitbart News)

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    Sam Altman told Decoded by Politico that OpenAI and Anthropic remain far apart on how much risk society should tolerate from AI. According to Altman, the "world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology."

  10. Fast Company

    Sam Altman’s newest warning about the ‘bad things’ that come with AI is deeply unsettling (opens Fast Company)

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    For the past month, slowing the development of artificial intelligence has been at the forefront of AI discourse. After a former OpenAI and Anthropic employee left the industry in September citing that “neither company is acting responsibly,” AI leaders and everyday citizens alike sounded off on the…

  11. FOX Business

    OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits justify accepting some risks (opens FOX Business)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues the world should accept some risks from AI misuse, scams, and hacks because the technology's benefits far outweigh them.

  12. Fortune

    Sam Altman says the world has to accept the ‘bad things’ being done with AI as the industry signs onto Trump’s voluntary safety pact (opens Fortune)

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    Altman said “catastrophic risks” should not be accepted.

  13. Reason

  14. The Hill

    Sam Altman admits we should accept 'some bad things' for sake of AI supremacy (opens The Hill)

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    As AI gets better and better, we’re going to have to learn to stomach some negative outcomes in exchange for vast prosperity and improvements in our overall health, wealth and life expectancy.