{
  "id": 12880224,
  "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",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:38:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/openai-ceo-sam-altman-on-ais-future-the-world-should-accept-some-bad-things-happening"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated during an interview with Decoded by POLITICO that the world should accept some negative outcomes resulting from AI, in order to reap the benefits of this technology and grant people greater agency. He acknowledged that AI could cause catastrophic events, such as more than one million deaths, over $100 billion in financial losses, and other harms. However, Altman believes that the positive impacts of AI will outweigh the negative consequences. He argued that with a more permissive stance on regulation, people would leverage AI to accomplish tremendous good. Despite the potential risks, Altman does not fully endorse the idea of \"catastrophic risks,\" including the possibility of AI overpowering control.",
  "summary": "Sam Altman is certainly not easing fears about AI's future with his latest soundbite.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "The Guardian US",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:00:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}