Altman to Politico: the world should accept some AI “bad things”; “a lot of daylight” vs Anthropic
In Politico’s Decoded interview published 4–5 October 2026, Sam Altman argued society should accept hacks, scams and other harms for AI’s benefits and broad access, said there is “a lot of daylight” versus stricter Anthropic-style approaches, and drew criticism from Ron DeSantis, Gary Marcus and safety voices.