ClaimsSam Altman

“I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.”

Sam Altman 8 October 2026 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI's future: 'the world should accept some bad things happening' (Tom's Guide)

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I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology…

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Sam Altman, “I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology…” (said 8 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_895e46eb393a, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_895e46eb393a

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