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  "id": 12067560,
  "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-12067560",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:52:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/openais-sam-altman-says-ai-benefits-warrant-accepting-some-risks/article71545764.ece"
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  "account": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting certain risks, and maintaining broad public access to the technology is crucial. In an interview with Politico's Decoded newsletter, Altman stated, \"We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.\" He emphasized a fundamental difference in perspective between his company and rival Anthropic regarding AI regulation, noting, \"I think there's a lot of daylight.\" According to Altman, the idea of tightly controlling AI development to prevent potential misuse is \"a completely unacceptable trade-off\" that contradicts OpenAI's \"lighter-touch regulatory stance.\" He further explained, \"I wouldn't take a trade-off where we ensure there's no major hacks, no misuse, no scams, and zero bad things that will happen, because I think people will do tremendously — orders of magnitude more — good stuff than bad stuff.\" These comments come as the AI industry debates the speed of development and potential risks posed by increasingly capable systems. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for slower progress to \"pace the frontier,\" a view echoed by Altman. However, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned in September, expressing concerns that AI could pose existential threats by the end of the decade. Anthropic has also warned of potential self-preserving behaviors in advanced models, such as resisting shutdowns, hiding information, or generating manipulative outputs. Despite these concerns, US President Donald Trump has downplayed the need for new restrictions, claiming existing law enforcement agencies provide sufficient safeguards.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has largely dismissed calls for new restrictions",
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