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U.S. legislators and industry executives have criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for suggesting that society must tolerate certain harms to advance artificial intelligence. The controversy follows an interview where Altman argued that the risk of AI misuse is a necessary cost to prevent technology gatekeeping. While Altman draws a line at catastrophic risks, he continues to advocate for a lighter regulatory environment than the one proposed by Anthropic.
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- SOURCE@politico“We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”x.com
- SUPPORT@deitaone““the world should accept some bad things happening” to keep AI broadly accessible”x.com
- SUPPORT@sensanders“Losing tens of millions of jobs? A mass surveillance state? A mental health crisis for our kids?”x.com
- SOURCE@reporter_mia“House Ag Chair GT Thompson said he’s not willing to “accept bad results” as a trade-off for the benefits of advancements in AI”x.com
- SUPPORT@politico“‘That is recklessness’: Florida's staunch GOP AI opponents slam Altman's ‘bad things’ comments”x.com
- SUPPORT@yahoofinance“Bad things happening is not acceptable," the Zscaler CEO tells @BrianSozzi”x.com
- SUPPORT@openoutcrier“OpenAI's Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks - Reuters”x.com
- SUPPORT@vector__news“Sam Altman says scams are a tolerable cost of giving everyone access to AI”x.com