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  "id": 12841884,
  "title": "Sam Altman says AI will make ‘bad things’ happen. Exhibit A: needless death | Moustafa Bayoumi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/sam-altman-says-ai-will-make-bad-things-happen-exhibit-a-needless",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/08/ai-death-war-sam-altman"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "AI is already implicated in violent deaths and nearly started world war three. Those bad things? They only happen to other people Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, has some words for you about his company and the future of artificial intelligence. “One of the differences between us and some of the stricter AI safety people is that we believe that the world should accept some bad things…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Sam Altman’s newest warning about the ‘bad things’ that come with AI is deeply unsettling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sam-altmans-newest-warning-about-the-bad-things-that-come-with-ai-is",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Sam Altman says the world should accept some \"bad things\" happening because of AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sam-altman-says-the-world-should-accept-some-bad-things-happening",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI's future: 'the world should accept some bad things happening'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openai-ceo-sam-altman-on-ais-future-the-world-should-accept-some-bad",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:38:25.000Z"
      }
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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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