OpenAI CEO Altman: The benefits of AI should outweigh the risks and supports loose regulation

Altman, CEO of OpenAI. (AFP file photo)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] OpenAI CEO Altman said that the benefits of AI are enough to offset some risks, and believes that this technology should continue to be widely open to the public.

In an interview with the technology media "Decoded", Ultraman said that for the benefits brought by this technology and the autonomy that people have, "the world should be allowed to accept some bad things happening." Altman admitted that OpenAI and its competitor Anthropic still have fundamental worldview differences in AI regulation, adding that he believes there are still many differences between the two.

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The industry has repeatedly warned of related risks recently. Altman said that some people think that "this technology will become very powerful and very dangerous, so it should be mastered by a laboratory in San Francisco to ensure that no adverse events will occur and to study how to reasonably distribute the benefits." He understands these ideas, but he does not agree with this view.

Altman pointed out that this is a completely unacceptable trade-off and runs counter to OpenAI's support of "a lighter regulatory stance."

Altman said that he would not accept such a promise and would ensure that "no major hacking attacks will occur, no abuse of this technology will occur, no fraud will occur, and no other bad things will occur." Because I believe that people will do a lot of good things, and the number of these good things will far outweigh the bad things.

There is a fierce debate within the AI ​​industry over the speed of the technology’s development and the risks posed by increasingly powerful systems. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an article in September calling on the industry to slow down when exploring cutting-edge technologies, a stance that Altman also publicly supported.

Jacob Coxon, a researcher who has worked for two major AI giants, OpenAI and Anthropic, recently warned after leaving Anthropic that AI developers believe that this technology may "destroy humanity" in 2030.

Reuters previously reported that Anthropic warned that despite the potential benefits of AI, the technology sometimes works in ways contrary to the intentions of its developers and infiltrates other companies' systems. The company said advanced models may exhibit "self-protective behaviors," including attempts to "resist shutdowns," "hide or manipulate information," or produce content that could be interpreted as "coercive, deceptive, or manipulative."

However, Washington has largely dismissed calls for new restrictions, which President Trump believes will make it harder for American companies to compete with Chinese rivals. He has repeatedly said existing law enforcement agencies, including the Justice Department, provide adequate safeguards and no new rules are needed.

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