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  "id": 12048870,
  "title": "OpenAI’s Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openais-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-accepting-some-risks",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/05/sam-altman-openai-benefit-risk/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some associated risks, stating that the technology should remain widely accessible to the public. In an interview with Politico’s Decoded newsletter, Altman expressed disagreement with rival Anthropic's more cautious approach to AI regulation, calling their stance \"a completely unacceptable trade-off.\" Altman emphasized the potential for \"orders of magnitude more good stuff\" than harm resulting from AI development. The debate over the pace of AI advancement and potential risks intensified as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for the industry to slow down, and a researcher resigned, warning that AI could pose existential threats. Despite these concerns, U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the need for new regulations, trusting existing law enforcement agencies to provide sufficient safeguards.",
  "summary": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he believes \"people will do tremendously — orders of magnitude more — good stuff than bad stuff\" with AI.",
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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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