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5 October 2026

Altman says AI risks are worth accepting for broader access

First reported

Politico ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.

  • Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, told Politico that while AI security risks matter, people must accept that harms will occur if AI benefits are to reach everyone widely.
  • Altman disagrees with Dario Amodei of Anthropic, who has called for tighter restrictions and slower development of advanced AI models, saying such gatekeeping is unacceptable.

Reported by SiliconANGLE, Politico