NewsOct 8, 2026 ·
Altman says AI benefits require accepting some harmful outcomes
Reports say Sam Altman argued that the world must accept some harmful outcomes to gain AI's benefits.
OpenAISnopes and Tom's Guide report that Sam Altman said gaining AI's benefits requires the world to accept some harmful outcomes. His comments frame those benefits as involving a tradeoff.
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Oct 8, 2026
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Reported by: Snopes, Tom's Guide
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