OpenAI’s Altman draws regulatory divide with Anthropic over AI risks: Politico

[Sam Altman Speaks At OpenAI Developers Conference In San Francisco] Heather Diehl/Getty Images News OpenAI (OPENAI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OPENAI]) CEO Sam Altman said his company remains fundamentally divided with rival Anthropic (ANTHRO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ANTHRO]) over how aggressively artificial intelligence should be regulated, arguing that society should tolerate some harms in exchange for the technology's broader benefits and widespread availability. In an interview [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/04/sam-altman-decoded-interview-ai-01106217] with Politico's Decoded, Altman said OpenAI (OPENAI [https://seekingalpha.