Anton Leicht(@anton_d_leicht):I think Sam is basically right: too much risk aversion about misuse pulls toward concentration of wealth and power in the labs. Iterative deployment and tolerating disruption are democratising forces, and I appreciate OpenAI sticking to them despite the commercial and PR costs.

2026.10.05 20:45

I think Sam is basically right: too much risk aversion about misuse pulls toward concentration of wealth and power in the labs. Iterative deployment and tolerating disruption are democratising forces, and I appreciate OpenAI sticking to them despite the commercial and PR costs.

POLITICO@politico

2026.10.04 21:00

“We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.” In a conversation for the first edition of Decoded, a new daily newsletter and podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked with POLITICO’s @BrendanBordelon about trade-offs, AI safety, and how his company is different from Anthropic. Subscribe to Decoded for the full conversation with Sam Altman: