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  "id": 12007837,
  "title": "Sam Altman said 'the world should accept some bad things happening' for the benefits of AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/sam-altman-said-the-world-should-accept-some-bad-things-happening-for",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T21:01:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-says-ai-benefits-outweigh-some-bad-things-happening-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed his belief that society should accept certain negative outcomes resulting from the advancement of artificial intelligence, as he sees the technology's potential benefits to outweigh these risks. During an interview with Decoded by POLITICO, Altman diverged from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's stance on AI regulation, arguing that the advantages of AI justify accepting some bad things happening. He stated that OpenAI's perspective differs from Anthropic's, which he views as overly cautious and runs counter to the lighter touch regulatory approach of his own company. Altman emphasized that he does not accept catastrophic risks, including the potential for a serious loss of control over AI, but maintains that people will ultimately achieve orders of magnitude more good than bad through the use of the technology.",
  "summary": "Sam Altman said he does not accept \"the really catastrophic risks\" of AI, believing that people will do \"more good stuff than bad stuff.\"",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T22:35:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T22:36:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/openais-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-accepting-some-risks-12029958",
        "published": "2026-10-04T22:52:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}