https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-right-to-be-afraid-of-aiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-right-to-be-afraid-of-aihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-right-to-be-afraid-of-ai#u71456Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:15:57 +0000OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated on September 15 at the Dreamforce event in San Francisco that public fear regarding AI companies becoming too powerful is justified. Altman warned that such firms could exert undue influence on the economy or impose specific worldviews. Despite these risks, he urged the public to trust industry leaders to manage safety and act responsibly. This admission follows a period of calls for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development and warnings about the dangers of unregulated technology.Why it mattersThe debate over AI safety involves a tension between the need for gov