Sam Altman: "I wouldn't take a trade of saying, 'We'll make sure there's no major hacks, there's…"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, speaking with Politico's Decoded, said the advantages of artificial intelligence justify tolerating some dangers, and he wants the technology widely available. He drew a distinction between OpenAI and rival Anthropic on regulation, rejecting the idea that one lab should tightly control powerful systems to prevent every bad outcome. The comments arrive during a broader argument in the field about how fast to proceed and what threats more capable systems create. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the industry in September to slow down, a position Altman endorsed. An Anthropic researcher resigned after warning that the technology could kill people, and Reuters reported Anthropic's cautions that advanced models may act against their developers' goals. President Donald Trump has dismissed calls for new restrictions, saying they would make it harder for American companies to compete with Chinese rivals.