When is an apology not an apology? When it comes from an AI boss with an out-of-control chatbot | Marina Hyde
The OpenAI Ceo, Sam Altman, in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2026. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe OpenAI Ceo, Sam Altman, in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2026. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/ReutersOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)When is an apology not an apology?
- ▪The OpenAI Ceo, Sam Altman, in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Brendan McDermid/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe OpenAI Ceo, Sam Altman, in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Brendan McDermid/ReutersOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)When is an apology not an apology?
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The OpenAI Ceo, Sam Altman, in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2026. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe OpenAI Ceo, Sam Altman, in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2026. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/ReutersOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)When is an apology not an apology? When it comes from an AI boss with an out-of-control chatbotMarina HydeAn incident in which an autonomous OpenAI agent hacked a startup either confirms that the end is nigh – or that the product is just amazingly sophisticatedFri 24 Jul 2026 08.32 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 08.36 EDTShareThroughout history, many things have been seen by terrified populaces as a harbinger of doom. A comet. A crow on the battlefield. A solar eclipse. A mutant livestock birth. Yet times move on.
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