Sam Altman says AI could end up controlled by a few powerful players, partly because AI fears could push people to trade "a lot of liberty for safety" (Truman Dickerson/Business Insider)

Sam Altman warned that AI’s concentration of power may end up in the hands of a few dominant entities, arguing that fear-driven demand for safety could cause societies to sacrifice substantial liberty. He emphasized that this trade-off risks entrenching control and limiting broader democratic oversight of advanced AI systems.