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Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws is that he often lacks that subtlety.
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