Show Notes
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says society should accept “some bad things happening” in exchange for the benefits of AI, arguing that the technology should remain broadly accessible. Meanwhile, Brett McGurk joins Face the Nation to discuss U.S. foreign policy, a whistleblower who raised concerns about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died in what has been reported as a suicide.
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