Politico: Altman says 'the world should accept some bad things happening' for AI's benefits
Politico @politico · x · 2026-10-04 · ★★★ · archived
Politico's launch post for the Decoded interview, carrying the headline quote (~48k views).
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Politico's post introducing Decoded, its new daily AI newsletter and podcast, with Altman's quote on accepting 'some bad things' and how OpenAI differs from Anthropic.
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“We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
In a conversation for the first edition of Decoded, a new daily newsletter and podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked with POLITICO’s @BrendanBordelon about trade-offs, AI safety, and how his company is different from Anthropic.
Subscribe to Decoded for the full conversation with Sam Altman: https://politi.co/4yxilIS
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