Altman says the world should accept some harm to keep AI open.
Sam Altman told Politico on Sunday that people should accept some bad outcomes from artificial intelligence. He said he would not trade everyone's access for a promise of no hacks or scams. He drew his line at the worst risks, naming a serious loss of control over AI.
Why it mattersThis is the clearest account yet of why OpenAI resists the limits Anthropic keeps asking for. Altman called keeping one careful lab in charge a completely unacceptable trade-off.
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