Sam Altman says the world should accept some ‘bad things’ happening with AI as the industry signs on to Trump’s voluntary safety pact

Following a controversy-filled summer in which OpenAI’s models executed more than one unauthorized hack, CEO Sam Altman said the world should accept some “bad things” happening with AI for the sake of all the good the technology will bring.

During Politico’s Decoded podcast, he was asked where his and OpenAI’s view of new AI rules differed from that of Anthropic and its CEO, Dario Amodei.

“We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency,” Altman replied. 

The comments come as debate intensifies over how much regulation and what safeguards should be applied to AI while Congress has yet to pass a law dealing with the technology. Fears over the tech recently increased after an Anthropic researcher resigned last month and warned AI companies are “gambling with our lives” by rushing AI development toward potentially self-improving systems that could threaten humanity.

Anthropic has advocated for AI........

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