2026-10-05

Altman: Society Must Accept Risks to Reap AI's Benefits

OpenAI
Sam Altman
AI safety
AI policy

In one line: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly said that to gain AI's benefits, society has to be willing to accept a degree of the accompanying risk.

Key points

Altman is reported to have weighed AI's benefits against its risks, arguing that reaping the upside makes some risk-taking unavoidable.
The remarks align with his broader stance of favoring AI's benefits over heavily slowing the technology down.

Why it matters

As debate over AI regulation and safety intensifies, a leading AI company's CEO leaning toward "benefits over risks" reignites the argument over how tightly to regulate and how fast to build. It also sharpens the tension with safety-first regulators.

Altman Says Accept Risks for AI Benefits — Chosun Ilbo

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Altman: Society Must Accept Risks to Reap AI's Benefits

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