Sam Altman says AI will make ‘bad things’ happen. Exhibit A: needless death | Moustafa Bayoumi
‘Why were we never consulted about any of this in the first place?’ Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Why were we never consulted about any of this in the first place?’ Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)Sam Altman says AI will make ‘bad things’ happen. Exhibit A: needless deathMoustafa BayoumiAI is already implicated in violent deaths and nearly started world war three. This statement – and the approach it represents – is, well, problematic, to say the least.
- ▪‘Why were we never consulted about any of this in the first place?’ Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Why were we never consulted about any of this in the first place?’ Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesOpin
- ▪Exhibit A: needless deathMoustafa BayoumiAI is already implicated in violent deaths and nearly started world war three.
- ▪This statement – and the approach it represents – is, well, problematic, to say the least.
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‘Why were we never consulted about any of this in the first place?’ Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Why were we never consulted about any of this in the first place?’ Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)Sam Altman says AI will make ‘bad things’ happen. Exhibit A: needless deathMoustafa BayoumiAI is already implicated in violent deaths and nearly started world war three. Those bad things? They only happen to other peopleThu 8 Oct 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 06.01 EDTShareSam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, has some words for you about his company and the future of artificial intelligence.“One of the differences between us and some of the stricter AI safety people is that we believe that the world…
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