Sam Altman says AI needs to do more than cure cancer to win over skeptics

Business Insider•Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 12:41 PM•2 min read

The OpenAI CEO says that the AI industry should aim higher than curing cancer as the technology increasingly faces public backlash.

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