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  "id": 12058726,
  "title": "OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says World Should Accept ‘Some Bad Things’ From AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openais-sam-altman-says-world-should-accept-some-bad-things-from-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T02:52:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/10/04/openais-sam-altman-says-world-should-accept-some-bad-things-from-ai/"
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  "summary": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, and that the world should accept some negative consequences in order to reap its advantages. He diverged from the views of rival company Anthropic, which has long been a strong proponent of AI regulations.\n\nAltman advocates for a \"lighter-touch regulatory stance\" on AI, while still agreeing with the need for tougher regulations. According to Business Insider, he believes that people will do \"orders of magnitude more good stuff than bad stuff\" with AI.\n\nThere is a fundamental difference in worldview between OpenAI and Anthropic on AI regulation, with OpenAI favoring broader accessibility to the technology. Altman stated that he does not accept the \"really catastrophic risks\" of AI, and that the benefits of the technology justify accepting some risks.",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T03:52:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openais-sam-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-accepting-some-risks-12072352",
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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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