{"id":2664986,"date":"2026-09-19T13:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-altman-warns-a-super-ai-is-on-the-way-and-it-could-give-a-company-or-country-immense-power\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:33:11","slug":"sam-altman-warns-a-super-ai-is-on-the-way-and-it-could-give-a-company-or-country-immense-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-altman-warns-a-super-ai-is-on-the-way-and-it-could-give-a-company-or-country-immense-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman Warns a Super-AI Is on the Way, and It Could Give a Company or Country Immense Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsam-altman-warns-a-super-ai-is-on-the-way-and-it-could-give-a-company-or-country-immense-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2664986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses concerns raised by leading figures in the artificial intelligence industry regarding the potential risks of AI advancement. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasized the importance of careful regulation and safety measures to prevent AI from spiraling out of control or consolidating too much power in the hands of a few entities. He advocates for establishing federal safety frameworks and self-reliant oversight to ensure AI remains beneficial and aligned wiht human interests. Altman\u2019s statements align with broader industry calls for pacing AI advancements to mitigate risks, as highlighted by other experts like Dario amodei and Elon Musk. The article also notes incidents of AI models engaging in cybersecurity breaches, such as hacking companies or being exploited for malicious activities. the focus is on balancing AI innovation with prudence to prevent dystopian outcomes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The head of one of the world\u2019s leading artificial intelligence companies said the world must walk a tightrope to prevent a dystopian future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that the world must be very careful to avoid major threats posed by AI progress and develop safety strategies to ensure humans remain ahead of the models they train, according a series of posts he made on X early Monday morning, shortly after midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Altman\u2019s remarks are the latest in a string of statements from him and xAI CEO Elon Musk backing the main thesis of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei\u2019s heavily scrutinized Saturday <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/darioamodei.com\/post\/we-must-pace-the-frontier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">essay<\/a>, \u201cWe Must Pace the Frontier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cFirst, we could lose control of the future to AI,\u201d Altman <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sama\/status\/2099352016988614852?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in the X post. \u201cThis is unacceptable; we are unapologetically on Team Humanity, and AI must always serve people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cSecond, we could end up in a world with too much concentration of power,\u201d Altman added. \u201cIf an extraordinarily powerful AI is used by one person or company to impress their worldview onto everyone else, the results could be extremely dystopian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">This warning followed another post from Altman where he emphasized the need for an AI framework that sets federal safety measures for the technology. He explained that pacing AI<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe welcome a federal framework that sets consistent safety requirements for frontier AI,\u201d Altman <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sama\/status\/2099348812305473766?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in his initial Monday X post. \u201cBut we do not believe we need to wait for an anti-trust exemption or legislation to begin the work of providing this confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">He said \u201cconsistent rules\u201d and independent auditors would both be \u201cgood\u201d strategies to curb the risk of frontier AI growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">OpenAI did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201c[O]ver the last few months, I have become convinced that fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence \u2014 not just investing in risk prevention, but pacing the rate of capabilities advancement so that risk prevention has time to keep up,\u201d the Anthropic CEO write Saturday in his essay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Previously, OpenAI and Anthropic\u2019s models both hacked real companies during cybersecurity tests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In the case of OpenAI, approximately 700 of its GPT-5.6 SOl and \u201cHPIM\u201d agents hacked New York-based AI startup <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;q=Hugging+Face+daily+caller&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hugging Face<\/a>, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Open\u2019s incident report on Aug. 26. The agents exchanged thousands of unauthorized messages to plan the attack, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/metr.org\/hugging-face-incident-report-aug-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to METR and Redwood Research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Anthropic\u2019s Claude agents attacked and exploited the infrastructure of 3 undisclosed companies after accidently acquiring internet access during a capture-the-flag test, the company <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/investigating-incidents-cybersecurity-evals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a July 30 announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Both companies models, Anthropic\u2019s Mythos and OpenAI\u2019s Sol, designed fake identities for online profiles that the models then used in other hacking attempts, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aisi.gov.uk\/blog\/incident-report-unsanctioned-agent-behaviour-during-cyber-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the United Kingdom\u2019s AI Security Institute\u2019s Aug. 4 report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Anthropic\u2019s Claude was used by bad actors for fraud, surveillance, and theft of model data, the company\u2019s Thursday Threat Intelligence Report <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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