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  "id": 12031328,
  "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-12031328",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:52:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/05/openai-s-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-accepting-some-risks"
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  "account": "San Francisco-based OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated that the advantages of artificial intelligence technology outweigh its potential risks, and the public should have access to the technology. Altman, in an interview with Politico's technology-focused newsletter Decoded, said that he believes some negative outcomes are acceptable in order to provide the benefits of AI and empower people with agency. He argued that OpenAI's position on AI regulation differs significantly from that of rival Anthropic, and called the idea of a single lab in San Francisco having control over the technology and ensuring no bad things happen \"a completely unacceptable trade-off.\" Altman criticized the idea of stringent regulation, stating that it would hinder the vast amount of good that could be accomplished by the technology. The debate around the pace of AI development and risks posed by increasingly capable systems has become increasingly prominent within the industry.",
  "summary": "CEO Sam Altman's remarks come amid a growing debate within the AI industry over the pace of development and the risks posed by increasingly capable systems.",
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        "title": "OpenAI's Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks",
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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."
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