Sam Altman thinks 'the world should accept some bad things happening' for the good of AI.

Posted Oct 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM UTC T External Link Terrence O'Brien Sam Altman thinks ‘the world should accept some bad things happening’ for the good of AI. In an interview with Brendan Bordelon of Politico , Altman said this was a fundamental difference between OpenAI and Anthropic. He believes that “for the benefits of this technology” (rather than the benefit of humanity), we should just deal with “bad things happening.” Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI [ Politico ] Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Terrence O'Brien AI News OpenAI Tech Comments Loading comments Getting the conversation ready... Most Popular Most Popular The rise, fall, and rise of portable MP3 players The iPad Mini is slightly cheaper again during Prime Day An AI couldn’t beat humans at StarCraft, so it decided to cheat The new Fitbit Edge leaks The MacBook Air M5 is $200 off for the first time in months The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most. Email (required) Sign Up By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy . We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.