Sam Altman says society should accept some bad outcomes from AI to gain its benefits. He cited hacks, scams and misuse as examples. OpenAI’s stance favours lighter regulation. Altman contrasted this with stricter safety advocates. He argued the good from AI outweighs the harm. Florida has moved to block OpenAI from developing new models without approved guardrails. A former OpenAI safety leader resigned over the weekend, calling the company’s culture broken. Altman also reignited a public feud with Elon Musk. OpenAI recently scrapped a new model release over safety concerns. A US pact signed last week calls for industry self-policing on AI risks.