{
  "id": 12161381,
  "title": "OpenAI CEO Says AI’s Benefits Are Worth ‘Bad Things Happening’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openai-ceo-says-ais-benefits-are-worth-bad-things-happening",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:36:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/openai-ceo-says-ais-benefits-are-worth-bad-things-happening/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has argued that the advantages of artificial intelligence outweigh its risks. In an interview with Politico's Decoded newsletter, Altman emphasized that \"the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.\" The tech mogul acknowledged that rival AI startup Anthropic, which has been advocating for AI regulations, holds a different viewpoint. However, Altman disagreed with criticism from the White House tech advisers who see Anthropic's stance as overly cautious. He dismissed this \"completely unacceptable trade-off\" as a perspective that contradicts OpenAI's approach. Altman reiterated his conviction that \"people will do tremendously — orders of magnitude more — good stuff than bad stuff\" and that \"catastrophic risks,\" such as \"a serious loss of control to AI,\" are not something he accepts.",
  "summary": "OpenAI’s CEO says the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are worth some of its risks. Sam Altman made that argument Sunday (Oct. 4) in an interview with Politico’s Decoded newsletter as he outlined the philosophical differences between his company and the worldview held by rival AI startup Anthropic. “I think there’s a lot of daylight,” Altman said. When […] The post OpenAI CEO Says AI’s…",
  "key_points": [
    "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI's benefits outweigh risks.",
    "He argues accepting some bad things is necessary for technology's advantages.",
    "Altman dismisses White House tech advisers' view as overly cautious."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Altman: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openais-altman-the-world-should-accept-some-bad-things-happening-for",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:21:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}