ClaimsSam Altman

“I think it would be approximately as bad of an idea to say we’re not going to have AI in our country as it was to say we’re not going to have electricity in our country, back 100+ years ago.”

Sam Altman 4 September 2026 Transcript: Sam Altman Interview on OpenAI, New AI Model and Global Growth - G20 Innovation Summit (Singju Post) archived copy

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I think it would be approximately as bad of an idea to say we’re not going to have AI in our country as it was to say we’re not going to…

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Sam Altman, “I think it would be approximately as bad of an idea to say we’re not going to have AI in our country as it was to say we’re not going to…” (said 4 September 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_2d2030bbf21e, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_2d2030bbf21e

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