Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen, but AI is totally worth it

Summary

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says society should accept some bad outcomes, including hacks and scams, because AI will produce far more good, without detailing those benefits. His remarks come as OpenAI pushes for a "lighter touch" approach to AI regulation amid safety concerns about frontier models, which the source links in part to the company's repeated failures to keep its AI agents from hacking real-world targets.

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