Peter Diamandis: AI's goal should be doing more good than harm, not zero bad outcomes
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-10-24
X Prize founder Peter Diamandis argues that aiming for zero bad AI outcomes is impossible — the only way to get there is to never try anything. Instead, he says, the goal should be outcomes that do orders of magnitude more good than harm.
It's a counterpoint to conservative AI risk positions, advocating net-benefit rather than absolute safety as the yardstick for AI progress.
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