Sam Altman says 'some bad things' will happen but AI is totally worth it
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-10-06
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the world should accept 'some bad things happening'—hacks, scams, and more—because AI will enable 'tremendously orders of magnitude more good stuff'. His remarks come as OpenAI pushes for lighter-touch AI regulation amid intensifying safety concerns, fueled partly by its repeated failures to stop capable agents from hacking real-world targets.
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